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legal light-duty vehicles from 1984 to present. Protective enrichment occurs when a vehicle’s engine is at a high load point such that the exhaust temperatures may become great enough to damage the catalyst or other components: damage is avoided by injecting extra fuel (rich fueling) which produces lower temperature exhaust.
According to the Commission, the car manufactures held regular technical meetings to discuss the development of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR)-technology which reduces NO x emissions from diesel passenger cars through the injection of urea (also called AdBlue) into the exhaust gas stream.
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The consumption scenarios are technically achievable but do not reflect significant barriers such as cost, regulation, legality, and consumer acceptance. Theoretically, cars operating on higher ethanol blends than the design point could emit greater concentrations of pollutants in exhaust gas. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.
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more than 9 times the legal limit—under real-world conditions. Furthermore, in addition to the legally required NEDC Data, Opel also determined values in accordance with the Worldwide Harmonized Light-Duty Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) which are officially required as of this autumn. —i.e.,
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To work with international partners to research and develop new standards for tires and brakes to address toxic non-exhaust emissions of micro plastics from vehicles which can pollute air and water. in their emissions control system, and make tampering with an emissions control system a legal offense.
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