Vehicle Aircare Program Has Come To An End

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VANCOUVER – As of Dec. 31, 2014, the Aircare program ended for all

light-duty passenger cars and trucks in Metro Vancouver.

Great progress has been made in reducing air pollution from light-duty

vehicles, in part, because newer vehicles are designed to meet more

stringent emission standards. Technological advances in the emissions

reduction capability of new vehicles also continues to increase.

Since the program began in 1992, emissions from light-duty vehicles

have decreased 8% from 149,300 tonnes to an estimated 16,500 tonnes for

2014.

Since 2007, both the AirCare failure rate and the number of vehicles

failing have steadily dropped – from 14% (58,776 vehicles) to less than

8% (34,439 vehicles) as of November 2014.