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In addition, the engine is approved for operation with HVO (hydrogenated vegetable oil)—also known as regenerative diesel—according to the EN15940 standard. Regenerative diesel ensures clean combustion with up to 90% less greenhouse gas emissions (CO 2 ) in the exhaust gas compared to conventional diesel.

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liter diesel engines. The agencies’ approval was the product of several months of collaboration between FCA US and the EPA and ARB to address the agencies’ concerns with respect to the diesel emissions control technologies employed on earlier model-year versions of these vehicles. Earlier post.).

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The study undercuts arguments in favor of a proposal to delay implementation of the Tier III standard by five years to 2021, which will be taken up at next week’s meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC). That amendment will be considered at MEPC-66 in April 2014.

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A US federal indictment is charging Martin Winterkorn, the former chairman of the management board of Volkswagen AG (VW), with conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with VW’s cheating on US diesel vehicle emissions requirements. The FBI and EPA Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the case.

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The Mercedes-Benz 2014 E250 BlueTEC sedan, the first diesel E-Class to be available with 4MATIC, achieves an estimated EPA rating of 45 mpg US (5.2 No other diesel sedan offers a better EPA fuel economy highway estimate, Mercedes-Benz notes. 2014 E250 BlueTEC. l/100 km) on the highway and 28 mpg (8.4 Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Cars has added an R-Design version of its V60 Plug-in Hybrid, which was has been one of the better selling plug-in vehicles in Europe since going on sale, and currently is in fifth place for the first quarter of 2014. Sport seats, featuring a blend of black nubuck textile and perforated leather, are standard. Click to enlarge.

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Boeing announced the next phase in ecoDemonstrator 757 testing today, including its first flight with US-made “green diesel” ( earlier post ) and two new environment-related technologies. In 2014, Boeing proposed the possibility of using green diesel at a low blending ratio to produce aviation drop-in fuel. bio-oils and fats).

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Peugeot is introducing new Euro 6-compliant versions of its three-cylinder PureTech gasoline and four-cylinder BlueHDI diesel engines. g/km, as measured at the end of May 2014. g/km, as measured at the end of May 2014. They made their debut on the Peugeot 308, voted 2014 Car of the Year. That compares with 115.1

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US President Barack Obama announced fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Heavy-duty engines affected by the final standards are generally those that are installed in commercial medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses.

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CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. The transportation sector was responsible for over 7 million tons of NO x emissions in the US in 2014, with 50% of this sector’s NO x attributed to heavy-duty on- and off-road vehicles and equipment. Source of data: US EPA (2019).

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a new 5-liter V8 diesel engine designed to power pickup-and-delivery vehicles, other light- and medium-duty trucks, school buses and motorhomes. extends Cummins range of on-road diesel engines for North American vehicles. V8 Turbo Diesel to be used in the Nissan Titan pick-up truck ( earlier post ), the ISV5.0 Diesel Engines'

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Daimler staged the debut of the diesel-powered all-wheel-drive 2012MY S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC at the 2011 North American International Auto Show— the return of the diesel-powered S-Class sedan to the US market. The AdBlue tank is installed under the luggage compartment floor and has a capacity of 7 gallons. Powered by a 3.0-liter

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liter, four-cylinder diesels include software (a “defeat device”) that circumvents EPA emissions standards for NO x. The allegations cover roughly 482,000 diesel passenger cars sold in the United States since 2008. Affected diesel models include: Jetta (Model Years 2009 – 2015). Passat (Model Years 2014-2015).

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The complaint alleges that nearly 600,000 diesel engine vehicles had illegal defeat devices installed that impair their emission control systems and cause emissions to exceed EPA’s standards, resulting in harmful air pollution. liter diesel vehicles sold in the United States since the 2009 model year. Earlier post.).

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The Commission proposes phasing in stronger CO 2 emissions standards for almost all new HDVs with certified CO 2 emissions, compared to 2019 levels, specifically: 45% emissions reductions from 2030; 65% emission reductions from 2035; 90% emissions reduction from 2040. very steep mountains) can still be non-zero emission vehicles. Background.

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and FCA US LLC (collectively FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for installing and failing to disclose at least eight auxiliary emissions control devices (AECDs) in light-duty model year 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Ram 1500 trucks with 3.0-liter liter diesel engines sold in the United States.

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Volvo Trucks plans to launch a 13-liter heavy-duty liquefied natural gas (LNG) engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology for the North American market in 2014. The Volvo 13-liter LNG engine will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 20% compared with current diesel products. Earlier post.).

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has amended its diesel rules to offer businesses a variety of options to comply with the regulations to reduce soot from diesel engines. No other state, and no other nation has such an extensive set of rules to slash pollution from diesel engines. forklifts). —ARB Chairman Mary D.

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The current execution plan for 2014 is to focus exclusively on bringing the plant to its nameplate basis, and further to develop yield and process efficiency through R&D. KiOR is a significant factor in the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) calculation of cellulosic fuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program.

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JANUARY 21, 2015

In Germany, BMW and Total have officially begun the field testing of AdBlue pumps installed at three fueling stations in Munich and Berlin. AdBlue, used in Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) NO x aftertreatment systems for modern diesels, is stored in an auxiliary tank in the car. Filler neck for AdBlue (left) and diesel fuel (right).

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LiquidPiston will be developing its X4 test rig: a prototype 30 kW diesel X-engine, with targeted brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) of 186 g/kWh (better fuel efficiency than heavy duty truck engines, and twice the fuel economy of a gasoline engine over a typical drive cycle). 2014) Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Shkolnik et al.

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Volkswagen AG has agreed with the US government to resolve criminal and federal environmental and other civil claims against the company relating to the diesel emissions cheating débâcle. The Supervisory Board directed the law firm Jones Day to share all findings of its independent investigation of the diesel matter with the DOJ.

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The Mercedes B 200 Natural Gas Drive offers a reduction in CO 2 emissions of more than 16%, markedly cleaner exhaust gases than with gasoline or diesel fuel and fuel costs which are some 50% lower than those for a comparable gasoline-engine model. From 2014 the B 200 Natural Gas Drive will also be available as a taxi version.

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Mounting plates seal the openings in the rear wall, which features through-loading as standard. The new TT Roadster is being launched with two turbocharged four-cylinder engines, a TDI diesel and a TFSI. stop system is included as standard. liter diesel engine meets the Euro 6 standard. ft) of torque, the 2.0

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The study, published as an open-access paper in the journal Environmental Pollution , examined trends in air pollution over a ten-year period spanning 2005 to 2014, using data collected from 65 roads. Overall, there was a decrease in total traffic between 2005 and 2014, mainly explained by the reduction in cars and taxis.

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Volvo Buses has already sold more than 1,000 of its conventional hybrid units; the plug-in version will facilitate the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by 75 to 80%, compared with current diesel buses, the company said. A demonstration project has also been planned for 2014 involving eight plug-in hybrids in Stockholm.

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CAP said it achieved the increase in sales and forward orders in 2013 despite constraints on expected production levels of methane-diesel vehicles by its European OEM partner ahead of the introduction of Euro 6 emissions standards in Europe in 2014.

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Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm. The valve recently became a standard feature from a German premium carmaker. Diesel Emissions Engines Fuel Efficiency' Earlier post.)

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Equipped with a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system using AdBlue, the S350 BlueTEC already complies with the emission levels which are planned for 2014 with the introduction of the EU 6 standard. The AdBlue tank is installed under the luggage compartment floor and has a capacity of 25.7

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However, unlike conventional gasoline engines, gasoline direct injection engines produce particulate matter, as do diesels, and emission controls will become an issue the technology must address as standards for particle mass tighten, and also as standards for particle numbers emerge. of total GPF installations by 2020.

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Bosch does not believe there is just one powertrain solution for the future; most of the cars on the world’s roads are still running on diesel and gasoline, and things will stay that way for the rest of the decade, Bohr noted. Only the diesel engine will achieve this in the compact class, but the gasoline engine will come close.

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Side-mount systems include a 40DGE (diesel gallon equivalent) with a range of 176-220 miles (283-354 km) and 45DGE with a range of 198-248 miles (319-399 km). The Electronic Control Module (ECM) converts the tank readings through the Fuel Level Interface Module (FLIM) and outputs the signal to the factory-installed fuel gauge.

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The standard Mercedes-Benz Actros equipped with the Highway Pilot system is approved as a test vehicle in accordance with §19/6 StVZO (German road traffic type approval law). The version of the Highway Pilot installed in the Actros allows semi-autonomous driving. The Actros is fitted with an OM 471 12.8-liter Earlier post.)

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Four separate percentage standards are required under the RFS program: cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuel; and total renewable fuels. Cellulosic biofuel and biomass-based diesel categories are nested within advanced biofuel, which is itself nested within the total renewable fuel category. Earlier post.).

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Mercedes-Benz is adding a new Estate (wagon) model to its C-Class family starting in September 2014. The powertrain range for the Estate, which includes diesel, gasoline and hybrid options, features a new 1.6-liter liter 4-cylinder diesel (OM 626) produced by Renault. The BlueTEC diesel engines. l/100 km (54.7 300 @ 2000.

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liter mid-size gasoline and diesel engine families ( earlier post ). A further contributor to running refinement is the installation of a balance shaft in the oil sump. Mated to the six-speed gearbox, the new generation three-cylinder engine comes with Start/Stop functionality as standard. liters displacement.

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Reflecting slow growth in travel and accelerated vehicle efficiency improvements, US light-duty vehicle (LDV, cars and light trucks) energy use will decline sharply between 2012 and 2040, according to the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) Annual Energy Outlook 2014 (AEO2014) Reference case released today. per year, from 21.5

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