CCTV News:In recent years, a kind of automobile exhaust filtration product called "Fire Lotus" and known as "annual inspection artifact" has been sold in large quantities on the Internet and welcomed by some car owners. After the installation of the owner, the compounds in the automobile exhaust are partially adsorbed by the chemicals on the "Fire Lotus", thus achieving the purpose of passing the exhaust gas detection. However, a few days ago, an online merchant selling "annual inspection artifacts" was filed a civil environmental public interest lawsuit by environmental protection organizations.
Environmental protection organizations require manufacturers and Taobao to pay 150 million yuan for ecological environment restoration.
On October 26th, a person in charge of China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (hereinafter referred to as "Green Development Association") said that the litigation materials of "Green Development Association" against Zhejiang Taobao Network Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Sumei Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. have been accepted by the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court.
The Green Hair Association filed five claims in the complaint, including "requesting to order Shenzhen Sumei Environmental Protection to stop producing illegal products such as automobile annual inspection artifacts; Request to order Taobao to stop providing third-party trading platform services to relevant sales operators; It is requested to order the two defendants to bear the ecological environment restoration cost of 151,765,000 yuan in the form of joint liability.
In the complaint, the Green Hair Association believes that Shenzhen Sumei Environmental Protection Company is "helping vehicles with unqualified exhaust to avoid the annual inspection of automobile exhaust by fraud, so that vehicles with excessive exhaust can get away with it and continue on the road, which is a serious violation of the law and has a very serious impact on the national air pollution prevention and control work."
△ data map: automobile exhaust pollution
A seller of "Fire Lotus" was once handed over to the prosecution on suspicion of illegal business operation.
In addition, Taobao was also sued together. The person in charge of the "Green Hair Club" explained that "Taobao, as a third-party trading platform, has not done a good job of supervision".
Taobao public relations told the media that it is not known about the prosecution at present and needs to verify the situation with the legal department.
Searching for relevant reports found that in previous cases, illegal cases of "annual inspection artifacts" such as "Fire Lotus" were transferred to the prosecution.
In January 2015, according to the Legal Daily, Urumqi Public Security Bureau handed over a case of using "Fire Lotus" to let vehicles with unqualified exhaust gas pass the test. Sun, the seller of "Fire Lotus", was suspected of illegal business operation.
"Fire Lotus" is installed in the three-way catalytic converter to improve the filtration effect for a short time.
Three-way catalytic converter is the most important external purification device installed in automobile exhaust system, which can transform harmful gases such as CO and HC from automobile exhaust into harmless carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen through oxidation and reduction. The "fire lotus" shaped like a steel ball is a kind of metal soft carrier installed in the three-way catalyst, which can make the automobile exhaust reach the qualified standard in a short time.
△ "Fire Lotus" is shaped like a steel ball
It is illegal for car owners to install "Fire Lotus" to avoid annual inspection.
Not only that, many car owners temporarily put on the "Fire Lotus" during the annual inspection, and then dismantled it after the annual inspection, which caused many cars with unqualified exhaust emissions to be on the road normally, and the impact on the prevention and control of air pollution in the country can be imagined.
△ "Fire Lotus" is more convenient to install and disassemble.
Article 55 of China’s Air Pollution Prevention Law stipulates that "it is forbidden for motor vehicle owners to pass motor vehicle emission inspection by temporarily replacing motor vehicle pollution control devices and other fraudulent means. Motor vehicle maintenance units are prohibited from providing such maintenance services. It is forbidden to destroy the vehicle-mounted emission diagnosis system. "
From this point of view, not only the producer of "Fire Lotus" is suspected of violating the law, but also it is illegal for the repair shop to provide relevant services and the owner to install and use "Fire Lotus".
"Fire Lotus" pollutes the environment and damages cars.
Professionals pointed out that "Fire Lotus" claims to be a soft metal carrier for three-way catalysis, but the three-way catalytic converter is the standard configuration of the state for ex-factory vehicles. The brand model of the three-way catalytic converter is strictly stipulated in the environmental protection approval of vehicles by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and other forms of three-way catalysis are not recognized.
Although "Fire Lotus" can let the vehicle pass the exhaust gas detection in a short time, it is easy to raise the engine temperature, resulting in poor exhaust, which will cause damage to the overall engine of the vehicle. Over time, the power of the car will be weakened, and it is more likely to cause flameout when idling. It can be said that the loss of "Fire Lotus" to car owners far exceeds its own price. Taking this illegal means to pass the annual inspection will cause air pollution that will harm everyone’s interests, and CCTV News will continue to pay attention to the progress of the case.
(This article Source: China Youth Network Legal Daily)