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2010 engines emissions reduction relative to 2010, 2007, and 2004 US emission standards. earlier post ), found that emissions of NO 2 and other nitrogen oxides—which can have direct health effects and contribute to the formation of smog—were approximately 61% below the 2010 EPA standard and 99% lower than in 2004 engines.

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CWI) announced that its new ISL G Near Zero (NZ) natural gas engine is the first mid-range engine in North America to receive emission certifications from both US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Air Resources Board (ARB) in California that meet the 0.02 Since it was first introduced in 2007, the ISL G 8.9

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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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The dual-fuel engines are equipped with hydrogen injection and a separate ECU control system. The higher compression of the diesel engine improves thermodynamic efficiency; running the system throttle-less is ideally suited to hydrogen’s wide combustibility range (like diesel itself). million (US$6.2 InTech, doi: 10.5772/54613.

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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. This new proprietary combustion engine combines the advantages of gasoline and diesel engines to optimize environmental performance, power and acceleration performance.

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MARCH 18, 2011

Daimler Trucks has launched the Mercedes-Benz OM 47x, under the name “Blue Efficiency Power” The Blue Efficiency Power generation of Mercedes-Benz engines has been specifically developed for use in Europe and is the first of its type to meet, from the outset, the Euro VI emission standard. Mercedes-Benz OM 471, with a 12.8-liter

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JULY 10, 2017

Giovanni Pamio, 60, an Italian citizen, is charged with conspiracy to defraud the US, wire fraud, and violation of the Clean Air Act. Pamio was formerly head of Thermodynamics within Audi’s Diesel Engine Development Department in Neckarsulm, Germany. Beginning in or about 2006, Audi was designing the new 3.0

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JULY 5, 2017

According to the lawsuit, RAM owners report that efforts to fix the faulty emissions system significantly affect engine performance and mileage, with miles per gallon dropping as much as 25%. L Cummins diesel engine to see if they might be entitled to compensation. This reduces the truck's fuel economy, according to the complaint.

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JANUARY 13, 2011

The technology uses seawater to filter pollutants from ships’ auxiliary engines and. It provides for silencing of the exhaust noise. features advanced emission control technology in which seawater is used to scrub, or filter, contaminants from a ship’s auxiliary engines and boiler before exiting the exhaust stack of a ship.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Audi of America introduced four new TDI clean diesel models for the US market this year—the Audi A8, A7, A6, Q5—along with an updated Q7 TDI, all equipped with a second-generation 3.0L V6 TDI diesel engine. ” One of our primary goals and objectives is to level the playing field for clean diesel vehicles.

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Turbocharged HCPC engine scheme. A team from Universita degli Studi di Pisa (Italy) and Rolf Reitz at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proposing a novel combustion concept—Homogenous Charge Progressive Combustion (HCPC)—based on a split-cycle principle to control HCCI combustion in diesel-fueled engines.

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Further, although compared with the previous model the car’s dimensions have grown, its weight has been reduced by up to 120 kilograms (265 lbs), depending on the engine. All engines comply with the Euro 6 emission limits, so that the TDI has been labeled a clean diesel. The entry-level gasoline engine is the 1.4

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MAY 7, 2010

The new options would reduce some economic and procedural impediments to clean alternative fuel conversions while maintaining environmental safeguards to ensure that acceptable emission levels from converted vehicles are sustained. Vehicle/Engine Age. Exhaust, Evap, and OBD testing 2. Exhaust and Evap testing + OBD attestation.

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The indictment also charges Dorenkamp, Neusser, Schmidt and Peter with Clean Air Act violations and charges Neusser, Gottweis, Schmidt and Peter with wire fraud counts. From October 2011 until July 2013, Neusser served as the head of Engine Development for VW.

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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. Actual sales exceeded 20,000 engines in the first year. Cummins Inc. Earlier post.).

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systems that alter a conventionally-fueled vehicle or engine to enable it to run on an alternative fuel. The updated final rule covers alternative fuel conversion of light-duty vehicles and heavy-duty highway vehicles and engines. The revised procedures will vary based on the age of the vehicle or engine being converted.

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million program that Governor Schwarzenegger approved in 2007 to spur technological innovation in the transportation sector. Zero-emission vehicles and near-zero emission vehicles are a key element of California’s plan for attaining health-based air quality as required in the federal Clean Air Act.

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Second Integrated Urban Air Toxics Report to Congress—the final of two reports required under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to inform Congress of progress in reducing public health risks from urban air toxics (also referred to as hazardous air pollutants or HAPs).

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liter gaosline engine combines turbocharging, direct fuel injection and VALVETRONIC for the first time. 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. Click to enlarge. Aerodynamic Test Center.

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A team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has released a paper assessing technical barriers to the use of higher blends of ethanol. EPA has investigated the potential that cars running on E30 could be more efficient on an energy basis if their engines are designed for that fuel mix. Source: ICCT.

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JATOP, which kicked off in fiscal 2007, was a five-year collaborative research program conducted by the oil and auto industries, and was the successor to the JCAP (Japan Clean Air Program), which was conducted between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 2006 with the main goal of improving air quality by reducing motor vehicle exhaust emissions.

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As a comparison, in 2007, the first-generation Golf BlueMotion (Volkswagen’s most fuel-efficient version) was regarded as having sensational gas mileage at 52 mpg—4 mpg worse than the new GTD, which has 79 more horsepower and is 25 mph faster. New EA288 TDI engine. The engine has a compression ratio of 15.8:1.

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Increased leadership from US EPA and the railroads, along with funding to address California’s needs, would signal a clean-air commitment that must be made to protect those who live and work near rail yards. Diesel exhaust contains a variety of harmful gases and more than 40 other known cancer-causing substances.

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The Phase 2 review follows on the original NRC Phase 1 review of the Partnership conducted in 2007 and resulting in a report issued in 2008. Further, the report recommends that 21CTP program goals should continue to be established, reviewed, updated, related to available funding, and clearly stated in measurable engineering terms.

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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. Toyota plans to sell 101,000 Auris models in 2010 and, in 2011—the first full year of sales with all engine variants available— 130,000 units.

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MAY 7, 2009

By 2012 Audi plans to lower the fuel consumption of its model range by 20% compared with the 2007 level. The start-stop system shuts down the engine once the car has come to a stop, the gear lever stands at idle and the driver releases the clutch pedal. Operating the clutch then starts up the engine again. Start-stop.

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liter diesels in the US have used a software defeat device to cheat on the results of NO x testing, and thus have violated the US Clean Air Act. The engines at the core of this evolving debacle began with a 2.0-liter liter TDI engine with the Unit Injector System (UIS) “pumpe düse”. Earlier post.) Earlier post ). Earlier post.)

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Scania Euro 6 engine and aftertreatment system. Scania is unveiling 440 and 480 hp (324 and 353 kW) 13-liter Euro 6-compliant engines. The engines combine a range of technical solutions to meet the more stringent emission requirements, while the consumption of fuel is as good as Scania’s Euro 5 engines.

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EA888 TSI engine (red) delivers its peak 250 N·m of torque as early as 1,400 rpm, and maintains the strong and flat torque curve through 4,750 rpm—far outpacing the performance of the 5-cylinder 2.5-liter liter engine (blue) it replaces. Volkswagen first launched the EA888 engine generation in spring 2007 (Gen 1).

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AUGUST 30, 2009

The Brazilian experience shows that the presence of small (<10%) amounts of water in the fuel does not in itself cause a greater tendency to misfire in spark ignition engines than a proportionate leaning of the fuel/air mixture would do, provided that the vapor pressure of the hydrated ethanol at the ambient temperature is high enough.

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million in a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for selling heavy-duty diesel engines that were not certified by EPA and did not meet applicable emission standards. Detroit Diesel will pay $28.5

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JUNE 7, 2013

Volvo’s DME technology will be available in a Volvo D13 13-liter engine, and the company’s I-Shift automated manual transmission will be standard on DME-powered trucks. The company will also introduce its own proprietary LNG engine—North America’s first fully integrated natural gas solution—in VNL day-cabs and sleepers next year.

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The ICCT team determined these factors on distinct levels of detail, characterized by technology parameters such as share of diesel engines in the fleet, vehicle size, share of hybrid systems, aerodynamic drag, and others. This study updates and refines an earlier analysis completed in 2007. Earlier post.) Source: ICCT.

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The system does not apply the brakes but smoothly controls engine torque by electronically adjusting the amount of fuel delivered. The all-new S-MAX will be offered with TDCi diesel and EcoBoost gasoline engines for quiet, effortless cruising, and CO 2 emissions reduced by up to 7%. liter TDCi engine also will be introduced to S-MAX.

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First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. KATZEN International is a technology and engineering firm that provides complete process technology for ethanol plants. KATZEN has designed and dedicated more than 140 major ethanol projects throughout the world.

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