Processing of End-of-life Vehicles (elvs)

ABSTARCT: Automotive Industry, globally, as well in India, is one of the key sectors of the economy. With the rapid and exponential growth of industrial production in India, the issue of disposal of automobiles at the end of useful life is becoming increasingly important. After a product’s life cycle has ended, there are number of recovery options available such as reusing the parts, remanufacturing, and material recycling. A simple look at the processing of the end-of-life vehicles data reveals the fact that as compared to developed countries like US, the methodological advancements in India are fraction of their technology. Technological procedures that comprise of the standardized methodology for the processing of end-of-life vehicles have not attracted much attention and not much work has been done in this area. Thus, the prime concern of this research is to identify the benefits and limitations of the optimal processing methods for these vehicles that can no longer be run on the road.