What is ELV in automobiles?
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ELV (End-of-Life-Vehicle) refers to the End-of-Life Vehicle Directive. ELV is a vehicle recycling directive established by the European Commission and the European Parliament to protect the environment and reduce waste generated from vehicle scrapping. More details are as follows: 1. Content: First, it prohibits the use of four harmful substances - lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium - in vehicles produced after July 2003. Second, it aims to improve the recycling rate of end-of-life vehicles, with all or most of the recycling costs borne by the manufacturers. 2. Function: The recycling directive sets two phases for EU end-of-life vehicles - 'reuse and recycling' and 'reuse and recovery' - along with recycling rate targets. It also clearly specifies the limits for recycling rates and the prohibition or restriction of heavy metals.