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Swiss team concludes that particulate filters should be mandatory for GDI engines

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In the spring 2014, the GasOMeP project (Gasoline Vehicle Emission Control for Organic, Metallic and Particulate Non-Legislative Pollutants) got underway. The carcinogenic potential in one cubic meter of exhaust gas from gasoline direct injectors is up to 1,700 times higher than the EU limit for clean air. Click to enlarge.

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New VW EA288 diesel to debut in 2H 2014 in the MY 2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle; MDB comes to the US (updated with diagrams)

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liter EA288 diesel engine will power the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, Passat, and Jetta, all of which are set to arrive in dealer showrooms in the second half of 2014. Exhaust gas aftertreatment module close to engine. In the MDB, the exhaust gas treatment systems starts right after the turbocharger.

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Clemson research developing integrated modeling and control systems to reduce particulates from GDI engines

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Onori notes that an integrated approach to reduce gasoline particulates is necessary because engine operating conditions determine oxygen and fuel content and temperature of the exhaust gas, which influence the output of the catalytic converter, which in turn governs soot accumulation and oxidation in particulate filters.

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LiquidPiston unveils 70cc rotary gasoline engine prototype embodying HEHC; power dense, low-vibration

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Dr. Alexander Shkolnik, President and Co-Founder of LiquidPiston, is presenting the engine in a paper at the SAE International/JSAE 2014 Small Engine Technology?Conference Conference today in Pisa, Italy. 2014) “Development of a Small Rotary SI/CI Combustion Engine,” SAE Technical Paper 2014-32-0104 doi: 10.4271/2014-32-0104.

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Volkswagen reaches agreement with US and California on 3.0L diesels; $225M to environmental remediation, $25M to CA ZEV

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The Court has scheduled a status conference on 22 December for the parties to report on progress towards a resolution and set a deadline of 31 January 2017 for the parties to submit a formal agreement to the Court. Details of these discussions remain subject to a confidentiality order of the Court. It includes the following 3.0L VW Touareg.

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Germany launches new study of oxymethylene ethers for optimizing clean diesel combustion

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Further development of diesel and gasoline fuels now offers the chance of preventing the formation of hazardous exhaust gases directly at their origin, i.e. during combustion in the engine. The objective is to demonstrate a highly simplified exhaust gas treatment process without particulate filters and catalytic treatment. 2015.07.479.

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Tesla drivers have smoke blown in their faces | Opinion

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I must admit that I had not heard of rolling coal until very recently, but it has – at least in the unlighted United States – been a thing since 2014, apparently. But first I wanted to talk about climate change deniers, and how remarkable it is that they still exist.