The Diesel Vehicle Control in Tokyo

The Diesel Vehicle
Control in Tokyo
Bureau of Environment
Tokyo Metropolitan Government(TMG)
EIJI TAKAHASHI
Senior Director
Automotive Pollution Control Division
Once upon a time in Tokyo, ・・・・
1960s～1970s
Once upon a time in Tokyo, ・・・・
1980s
～1990s
On August 1999
“Diesel No Project ” started
Achievement of Environmental
Quality Standard
ＦＹ 2002
Achievement of Environmental
Quality Standard
ＦＹ 2005
All stations reached the standard.
Dec. 2010
Tokyo
Today, residents of Tokyo can see
Mt.Fuji (at from 100km away), very clearly.
Achievement 1
TMG's Environmental Preservation Ordinance leads to diesel
vehicle control in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures
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Starting October 1, 2003, diesel vehicles
that do not meet PM emission standards,
defined in the ordinance, are banned across
Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo and Kanagawa
The diesel vehicle control enforced in
Greater Metropolitan Area with 34 million
population
TMG Environmental Preservation ordinance;
Regulation summary
Date of application
October 1, 2003
Substance controlled
Particulate matter (PM) emitted by diesel vehicles
Target area
Tokyo Metropolitan area (Islands excluded)
Banned activity
The driving of diesel vehicles that do not comply with PM
emission standards
Target vehicles
Trucks and vans, buses and special-purpose vehicles
(e.g., refrigerated trucks).
* Passenger cars are exempt.
Period of grace
Seven years from the year of first registration
Designated device
Vehicles are considered to be compliant if fitted with a
PM reduction device designated by the governor.
Penalties
Business owners and the persons in charge of fleet
operations are responsible. Violators are subject to fines
of up to 500 thousand yen and publish names.
Regulatory Inspection
Inspection officers crack down on violators
●PM Reduction Device Compliance Sticker
Common in Eight Prefectures/Municipalities
To be displayed on the side and
back of a vehicle with proper
device
●Support Program for Diesel Vehicle Regulation
In order to support small and medium-sized business,
TMG mediate loans and subsidizes for the installation of
PM reduction devices.
Achievement ２
Partnership with the Petroleum Association of Japan
for early distribution of low sulfur diesel fuel
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A two-year program starting FY2001 to
subsidize up to 10 yen per liter to oil
manufacturers supplying low sulfur diesel
fuel in a bid to promote wide distribution.
Earlier distribution of low sulfur diesel than
nationwide distribution. (July 2001)
Sulfur Concentration
in Diesel Fuel
500ppm
Regulation of country
500ppm
21-month
advance
Low Sulfur
(50ppm S)
50ppm
50ppm
Petroleum
Association of
Japan(PAJ) ‘s effort
Two-years
10ppm
advance
10ppm
10ppm
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Achievement ２
Practical application and mass proliferation of
PM reduction devices
● Retrofit devices essential for controlling the
emission of older vehicles
⇒ Development was late in Ｊａｐａｎ
● Use of low sulfur diesel fuel for higher
performance of oxidation catalyst
＋
TMG initiating R&D on retrofit devices 15
years ago
⇒ It is possible that we use device efficient
until the ordinance beginning
● Symposium
「The front of “Filter development”」
March 2000 PM 6:30 ～ PM 9:00
at Tokyo Metropolitan Main Building No.1
● Mass production type of
“PM reduction equipment”
(First in the world)
October 2002
Announced by Hino Motors Ltd
Feedback from Tokyo citizens
after the controls began
■ I always wipe the clothes-drying poles and veranda railings
before I hang out the laundry. Before, my cleaning cloth would
become black with soot.
■ I am a courier who uses a motorcycle
to make my deliveries. My hands used to
turn black when I wiped my face, but that
seldom happens these days.
■ It was necessary to change a filter for
take of outside air every month. But now,
I need a new filter every 3 months.
■ Thank you for saving my life. I hope the
controls will continue.
(From a boy suffering from a respiratory
disorder)
Regulatory actions
Road side ・ Delivery
center
Inspection
officers(Vehicle G-men)
crack down the illegals.
Fixed type camera
At parking of
sightseeing spot
Removal type camera
At Metropolitan Expressway
Report
Hotline for
Tokyo residents
reports.
On night and day
Tokyo residents can report
illegal diesel vehicles.
Toward Sustainable City
Thanks
Contact Us
http://www.kankyo.metro.tokyo.jp