According to the contract, the execution period of this project was from April 14, 2008 to February 28, 2009. There are 7 major items in this project, including TAF authentication maintenance, the diesel vehicle smoke inspection, inspection notifying of the diesel vehicle, the diesel vehicles inspection on the roadside, the oil ingredients spot check and management, to deal with the cases of impeachment from populace, the inspection data set up, to hold a conference of guidance and a conference of educational training about diesel vehicle drivers, testing on Quality Assurance & Control, the inspection equipment maintenance, and the statistical analysis of vehicle inspection results, etc. (1). Diesel vehicle smoke inspection on the dynamometer with loading Target number of the diesel vehicle dynamometer test under full load inspection is 4,000 cases. The diesel vehicles inspected were 4,299 cases. The rate of achievement was 100.00% till February 28, 2009. (2). Diesel vehicle inspection on the roadside Target numbers of diesel vehicle inspection on the roadside are 1,000 cases. 879 cases were examined by the opacimeter on the roadside, and 577 cases were examined in the inspection station. The summation of inspection was 1,456 cases till February 28, 2009; the rate of achievement was 100.0%. (3). Visual judgment on diesel vehicle smoke emission Target numbers of visual judgment on diesel vehicle smoke emission are 4,600 cases. 4,694 cases were completed; the rate of achievement was 100.00% till February 28, 2009. (4). Sulfur content control in oil The annual target of this program has to carry out 300 cases of spot check. Till February 28, 2009, 321 cases have been finished, in which the ingredient inspection of oil in general use were 214 cases; the oil control in vans and heavy-duty trucks were 107 cases. The rate of achievement was 100.0%. (5). Illegal oil station investigation and prohibition The coastline of Taichung County is very long. Many vehicles transport cargos through the harbor. Because the price of oil rose higher, thus large vehicles used illegal oil more popularly than before. In order to ban the illegal oil, this project performed the investigation with the Construction Bureau of Taichung County and Coast Guard Administration non-periodically. (6). A conference about “Diesel Vehicle Pollution and Prevention” We held a conference on “diesel vehicle pollution and prevention” on August 20, 2008. The dealers of diesel vehicle in Taichung County were invited. There were 31 dealers present, and the participants were 34. In the conference, the correlative matters of “Self-Management” and encouraging the dealers to manage their vehicles were discussed. In addition, another conference of educational training on diesel vehicle drivers was held on November 25, 2008. The drivers of the diesel vehicle company that joined “Self-Management” in Taichung County were invited. There were 32 dealers in attendance, and the participants were 35. In the conference, the concept of environmental protection driving was instructed. Moreover, we held a meeting about technology transfer on December 29, 2008. The EPB’s colleagues were invited, and the participants were counted 25. The curriculum introduced and discussed about auto-warning system of high pollution vehicles and information integration system of the Inspection Station. (7). Setting up internet query system about the pictures of visual judgment. The website homepage including S.O.P and the pictures of visual judgment has been setup and updated. In the homepage, the pictures could be inquired according to the car number and violated time. (8). Inspection equipment maintenance & calibration The inspection equipment including the opacimeter, the weights, the thermometer, the manometer and the tachometer were sent to be calibrated in the end of May, 2008. 9). A planting project to beautify the Inspection Station This project was planed in June 2008, and planting was from July 7,2008 to July 16,2008.The green area is bigger and the Inspection Station is more beautiful than before by this project. (10). Information Platform Integration Project of the Inspection Station This project began planning in April 2008, started programming in May 2008, and completed system structure in August 2008(as figure 4.34). After the EPB approved the project, we began setting hardware, running program on November 20, 2008. And online used it in the end of the November 2008. (11). Improvement project of smoke emission releases in Diesel Vehicles Smoke Inspection Station This project began planning in July 2008. After the EPB approved the project, the first stage started carrying out in November 2008. This project renovated emission filtration system of the Line 1 and Line 2, and changed electricity supply system. The emission filtration system has completed in January 2009, and the electricity supply system will finish before the end of the project. 9. Project Completion Rate: 100.00%

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