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are, bumpers made from plastic and synthetic fuel the developed countries, the technologies and
tanks and liner made from jute. the equipment used by the developed countries
cannot be simply imported to India in their
Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers present form. After analysing the structure of
must innovate in all areas of vehicle design vehicle body, the scheme of flexible dismantling
in order to maximize fuel efficiency to meet can be opted. It comprises of window shield
fuel efficiency guidelines. To realize this goal, cutting, pillar cutting and roof dismantling. By
automakers are working to innovate new combining work cells and conveyer lines, a
light-weight materials and integrate them into product line based dismantling mode for ELV
vehicle designs. Table 6.1 lists some new material recycling can be implemented. By this method, the
technologies which have great potential in future. energy consumed during the ELV recycling can
be decreased immensely. Figure 6.2 provides the
6.5 RECYCLING ISSUES vehicle life cycle from recycling point of view.
Although end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling has
been carried out for many years in developed 6.6 CURRENT AND FUTURE RECYCLABILITY
countries, the new technologies and equipment TRENDS IN GLOBAL ROAD TRANSPORT
are still under development in India . At the Automakers are continually looking for
same time, the vehicle population of developing creative ways to reduce waste and increase
countries like India is increasing rapidly. The recycling opportunities in the entire process
treatment of components after ELV and its of manufacturing vehicles, starting from design
recycling becomes a serious social problem. As stage to facilities management. Auto dismantlers
the ground realities of India are different from remove reusable parts from vehicles for reuse

FIG 6.2 VEHICLE LIFE CYCLE FLOW CHART [2]

Parts and materials that
VEHICLE
VEHICLE
ON ROAD Reuse of parts require special handling
ON ROAD
are selectively removed
USEFUL LIFE
(USEFUL LIFE)
VEHICLE SALE

VEHICLE END-OF-LIFE
VEHICLE
DESIGN ANDDESIGN AND
VEHICLE RECYCLE
MANUFACTURINGMANUFACTURING DISMANTLERS

VEHICLE END-OF-LIFE
VEHICLE END-OF-LIFE
VEHICLE CARE

SHREDDER

MATERIALS REUSE

METALS AND PLASTICS Shredder residue
may be used as
MATERIALS preferred daily
PROCESSING cover for landfills

Materials reused by other industries

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