Can Yellow Label Vehicles Be Converted to Green Label Vehicles?
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Yellow label vehicles can be converted to green label vehicles. Yellow label vehicles refer to passenger vehicles issued with yellow environmental labels by environmental protection departments; green label vehicles refer to passenger vehicles issued with green environmental labels by environmental protection departments. Conditions for converting yellow label vehicles to green label vehicles: Gasoline passenger vehicles with fewer than 19 seats that have yellow environmental labels; the vehicle must be in good condition, certified by technicians from authorized maintenance stations or other treatment units of relevant automobile manufacturers as meeting the conditions for retrofitting, with a significant reduction in exhaust emissions after retrofitting; the exhaust emission treatment technology must comply with local requirements, i.e., closed-loop fuel injection or electronically controlled air supplementation with a three-way catalytic converter; after inspection by testing stations, both the visual inspection and emission tests must meet the specified requirements and standards, i.e., the visual inspection must pass. Methods for converting yellow label vehicles to green label vehicles: For certain yellow label diesel vehicles meeting National II emission standards with relatively good condition and residual value, the particulate emissions can be reduced to the level of green label vehicles meeting National III or higher standards by installing exhaust purification equipment, and the "yellow-to-green" label can be issued after the retrofitting period.
To be honest, I drove a yellow-label car for quite some time before and wanted to convert it to a green-label one. I asked at a repair shop, and the mechanic said it's tough because emission standards are strict, and older car designs simply can't meet the new regulations. To actually make the change, it would require major work—like replacing the engine or adding a filtration system—costing at least tens of thousands, with unstable results and often failing emission tests. Worse, regulations don’t allow direct label upgrades; the environmental bureau only recognizes the original factory-year data. After months of effort, not only was it a waste of money, but it also affected driving safety. I later wised up, applied for scrapping to get the subsidy, and switched to a used green-label car—much simpler and eco-friendly. My advice? Don’t waste time on this; upgrading to a newer car is the real solution.
