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APRIL 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a Request for Proposals ( EPA-OAR-OTAQ-12-05 ) with up to $20 million in FY 2012 grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing pollution from the existing fleet of diesel engines. technologies. and conventional diesel fuels. engine repower.

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JUNE 3, 2017

In a new study, a team from UCLA, with colleagues from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) and West Virginia University, measured total particle number emission factors (PNEFs) from six newly certified heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) powered by diesel and CNG totaling over 6,800 miles of on-road operation in California. —Wang et al.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The rule builds on progress achieved by the At-Berth Regulation adopted in 2007. The rule requires that every vessel coming into a regulated California port either use shore power or a CARB-approved control technology to reduce harmful emissions. An example would be purchasing zero-emission heavy-duty trucks for port use.

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MARCH 31, 2009

Capstone Turbine Corporation has demonstrated with its 30 kW microturbine emission levels compliant with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2010 requirements for Heavy Duty Diesel Engine (HDDE). a more than 80% NO x reduction from the current EPA and CARB 2007 standards.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

liter Turbo Diesel engines for Ram Heavy Duty pickups and Chassis Cab trucks while continuing to grow its partnership with Chrysler, which began 21 years ago. million Cummins Turbo Diesel engines for Dodge Ram Heavy Duty trucks since 1989. The first Cummins Turbo Diesel was a 5.9 Cummins Inc. Cummins will supply 6.7-liter

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JANUARY 12, 2015

V8 Turbo Diesel. V8 Turbo Diesel engine. V8 Turbo Diesel since the partnership began in 2007. V8 Turbo Diesel since the partnership began in 2007. V8 Turbo Diesel stands alone between the smaller and larger diesel offerings in the pickup market. V8 turbo diesel. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2017

The US has charged a former Audi manager via criminal complaint for his role in a conspiracy to defraud US regulators and customers by implementing defeat device software in thousands of Audi diesel vehicles to cheat US emissions tests. liter diesel engine that would be the cornerstone for its passenger diesel vehicle sales in the US.

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JULY 16, 2013

Volkswagen has introduced a new version of the Golf GTD (“Gran Turismo Diesel”) in Europe, and plans to bring it to the US market, reportedly likely for the 2016 model year. diesel delivering 184 horsepower (137 kW), 280 lb-ft (380 N·m) of torque, CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km, and a NEDC combined fuel economy figure of 56 mpg US (4.2

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Volvo Cars confirmed that it will introduce a series-produced plug-in hybrid diesel as early as 2012. Volvo had first suggested the 2012 date for a diesel PHEV in September 2009. In January 2007, Volvo Cars and energy supplier Vattenfall launched a joint project with the aim of testing and developing plug-in technology.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

diesel engine and will use Cummins Westport’s proven spark-ignited, stoichiometric cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology. Exhaust aftertreatment will be provided by a simple, maintenance-free three-way catalyst (TWC). diesel engine, and so today that offers some benefits and some constraints.

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MAY 6, 2015

diesel engine platform, the industry leader in the Cummins medium-duty engine family. G will operate exclusively on natural gas (CNG or LNG) utilizing Cummins Westport’s proprietary spark-ignited, stoichiometric combustion with cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology, first introduced with the 8.9-liter The ISB6.7

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Volvo Car Corporation is postponing its plans to produce a full hybrid based on a diesel engine and instead will introduce a series-produced plug-in diesel hybrid (PHEV) in Europe as early as 2012. For longer distances, the diesel automatically takes over. The series-production PHEVs will feature “somewhat different” technology.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

UK-based Controlled Power Technologies , a developer of vehicle driveline electrification technology, has invested £1 million (US$1.4 CPT’s core competencies include low voltage power electronics, advanced control software and the application of low voltage switched-reluctance machines (SRMs) to gasoline and diesel powertrains.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The K6 engine uses six strokes instead of four to reduce the pressure of exhaust gases, which allows it to harvest more energy rather than expelling it with the gas. Shedd said the engine could be up to about 30% more efficient than a standard diesel engine, depending on the engine load and speed. —Timothy Shedd.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2009

Additional diesel PM reductions in 18 major CA railyards with five new locomotive measures. While we are pleased to have already reduced diesel emissions at the rail yards, it’s not enough. Technology is commercial or near commercial for reducing emissions from switch and medium horsepower locomotives.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

diesel engine platform, the industry leader in the Cummins midrange engine family, and operates exclusively on natural gas, including compressed, liquid, or renewable natural gas (RNG). G utilizes CWI proprietary spark-ignited, stoichiometric combustion with cooled exhaust gas recirculation (SEGR) technology. The ISB6.7

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JULY 9, 2013

A team from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) reports on their evaluation of the in-use emissions performance of four different heavy-duty diesel engines certified to the MY 2010 or interim MY 2010 NO x standards over a wide range of driving conditions in California in a paper published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. Rolf Reitz, are investigating a blended dual-fuel (gasoline and diesel) concept to extend the operating range of partially premixed charge compression ignition combustion by using the varying fuel reactivity of the charge blend, which is determined in real time. SAE 2007-01-0191).

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Mazda Motor Corporation announced “Sustainable Zoom-Zoom 2030,” a new long-term vision for technology development that looks ahead to the year 2030. As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Toyota anticipates a 1/3 full hybrid, 1/3 gasoline, 1/3 diesel engine mix. When the first generation Auris was launched in 2007, the average emissions were 152 g/km. All new Auris diesel engines benefit from low compression ratios, optimized combustion chamber dimensions and enhanced Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler efficiency.

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JANUARY 17, 2011

The Amminex ASDS is a gaseous Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system—an alternative to liquid SCR systems—which delivers very precise amounts of ammonia from solid state storage (ammine complexes) to a catalyst in the exhaust line. Ammonia storage and delivery systems for NO x aftertreatment (DEER 2007 poster).

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APRIL 12, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has opened a solicitation for the $800,000 Advanced Technology Demonstration Project for the demonstration of technologies that meet the Ultra Low-Emitting Locomotive emission level or below. The ideal AQIP proposal would be to make progress towards or achieve the Tier 4 NO x level of 1.3

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JUNE 2, 2016

The 5-year deal, worth an estimated $3 million per year, will enable BBB to continue using Clean Energy’s Redeem brand of renewable natural gas (RNG), rated up to 90% cleaner than diesel. This technology was developed to meet the stringent 2010 EPA emission requirements and was introduced with the ISL G in June 2007.

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AUGUST 15, 2016

described the Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) AVCR 1360-2 variable compression ratio (VCR) diesel engine, the culmination of fifteen years of VCR piston and high specific output research. Infiniti’s VC-T engine technology seamlessly raises or lowers the height the pistons reach. VC-T technology is a step change for Infiniti.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

An open-access paper on the study has been accepted for publication in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The Government of Canada has mandated a 2% renewable content requirement in diesel fuel; biodiesel—a mixture of fatty acid alkyl esters produced via transesterification from a variety of feedstocks (e.g.,

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JUNE 7, 2010

In terms of powertrain technologies, Renault focused on the introduction of new technologies for internal combustion engines and conventional transmissions, as well as outlining its commitment to electric powertrains. liter diesel engine of equivalent power. Low pressure EGR (exhaust gas recirculation). New-generation 1.5

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MARCH 3, 2010

In addition to the hybrid model, the Auris 2010 powertrain line-up also offers three gasoline and three diesel engines offering the performance and economy-enhancing benefits of Toyota Optimal Drive. liter diesel or gasoline hatchback. The overall Auris CO 2 average has been reduced from 152 g/km in 2007 to 142 g/km in 2009.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

PME= palm oil methyl ester, RME = rapeseed methyl ester, SME = soy methyl ester, WME = waste cooking oil methyl ester, FTD = Fischer-Tropsch diesel, HBD = hydrogenated biodiesel. A study on future fuels for diesel vehicles. Impact on exhaust aftertreatment systems. Source: JATOP.Click to enlarge. —JAMA.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2010

EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Vehicle) is a European classification used for engines which comply with a more stringent exhaust emission standard that reduces particulate emissions by roughly a further one-third compared to Euro 5 limits. Incentives are offered for this technology in some European countries.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

liter and the 9-liter engines have received EPA and EU emissions certification as integral systems with Cummins Particulate Filter exhaust aftertreatment, enabling integration and packaging efficiency. Although much of the Tier 4 emissions technology is new to the off-highway industry, it is not new to Cummins.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

European markets also have access to an extended range of Euro 5 and EEV engines with SCR technology. All inline engines are based on the latest platform introduced in 2007 with technologies to meet Euro 5 and Euro 6 emission requirements, as well as Euro 4 and Euro 3. Emission technology. Alternative fuels.

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AUGUST 22, 2014

Between 1990 and 2012 the EPA issued 97 technology-based standards covering 174 major source categories—including gasoline distribution facilities, chemical plants, petroleum refineries and utilities—that have resulted in significant improvements in air quality across the nation. National, regional and community-based initiatives.

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JUNE 25, 2009

For its Technology Day 2009 in Germany, BMW focused on describing its work with aerodyanmics, engines and transmissions in the context of its EfficientDyanmics development strategy. liter twin turbo diesel with 2,000-bar injection pressure; and an 8-speed automatic transmission that can also be used in a hybrid application.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

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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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

The diesel-electric full-hybrid vehicle, weighing just 380 kilograms (838 lbs), offers an initial glimpse at how a future production version might appear. In 2007, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn confirmed that VW was resurrecting the 1-liter car project and would place it in production. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 19, 2013

Their study is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. 40%, CO running exhaust emissions from on-road vehicles decreased by ?80?90% Environmental Science & Technology doi: 10.1021/es401034z. The main goal of this study is to evaluate long-term trends (1990?2010) McDonald, Drew R. Gentner, Allen H.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Controlled Power Technologies’ VTES (Variable Torque Enhancement System) electric supercharger ( earlier post ) is being incorporated in a project by engine developer AVL ( earlier post ) and will also feature in the Ricardo-led £3 million (US$5-million) HyBoost program announced by the Technology Strategy Board on 9 September ( earlier post ).

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