Recycling of electronic control units from end-of-life vehicles in China

Abstract

In China, electronic control units (ECUs) from end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) are either discarded carelessly or smashed into pieces along with the vehicles for material recycling. With the rapid growth of vehicle population and ECUs in automobiles in China, this recycling scheme poses a serious pollution threat to the environment and wastes resources. This paper presents a new high value-added reuse scheme of ECUs from ELVs and develops a technology roadmap in accordance with China’s actual conditions.