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JULY 3, 2014

million trucks)—are now equipped with newer technology clean diesel engines, according to data compiled by IHS Automotive for the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Beginning in 2007, all heavy duty diesel trucks sold had to meet particulate emissions levels of no more than 0.01 Growth in clean diesel trucks by year.

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Volkswagen Marine will exhibit its marine diesel engine line-up at “ boot 2010 ” in Düsseldorf (23-31 January 2010). In addition to the VW engine, the Greenline 33 features a 5kW generator/7kW electric drive coupled to a ZF gearbox, which drives the propeller. The top of the line engine, a 4.2

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made available $2 million in funding for rebates to help public and private construction equipment owners replace or retrofit older diesel construction engines. Rebates will be offered as part of the Diesel Emission Reduction Act, also known as DERA.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Volvo Trucks North America’s D11 and D13 engines have been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards, the most stringent in the world. All heavy-duty diesel truck engines produced after 1 January 2010 must meet the new standards.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Ricardo recently signed an agreement with Anhui Quanchai Engine Co., —one of China’s largest diesel engine makers—to support the development of a new generation common rail diesel engine platform for commercial applications. Fuel-air mixing shows a similar match at two key engine speeds.

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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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APRIL 17, 2012

New research from North Carolina State University found that federal requirements governing diesel engines of MY 2010 tractor trailer trucks have resulted in major cuts in real world emissions of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ). A 2010 truck emitted 2 grams of NO x per gallon of fuel—a decrease of 98%.

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2010 North Carolina Diesel Emissions 218

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APRIL 9, 2010

In a paper to be presented at next week’s 2010 SAE World Congress in Detroit, LiquidPiston, Inc. will publicly reveal the architecture of its High Efficiency Hybrid Cycle (HEHC) engine. The paper describes LiquidPiston’s third-generation engine prototype, which was first test-fired in January 2010. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 1, 2019

A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. of global ambient PM 2.5

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Capstone Turbine Corporation has released configurations of the C30 compressed natural gas (CNG) microturbine that meet or exceed emissions standards, including the US Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2010 requirements for On-Road Heavy Duty Diesel Engines (HDDE) for Urban Bus.

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2010 Emissions Engine Diesel 210

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AUGUST 4, 2016

The new Ford EcoBlue diesel engine production line at Dagenham Engine Plant will reduce water and energy consumption by more than 50%. Dagenham Engine Plant is Ford’s largest diesel engine production facility globally, and produced the first EcoBlue diesel engine ( earlier post ) in April this year.

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Water Diesel Engine Energy 150

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MARCH 13, 2020

Preem has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel hydrotreating technology to produce clean renewable diesel and jet fuel at its Gothenburg refinery in Sweden. We have worked together on renewable fuels since 2007, and in 2010 we brought the first revamped co-processing unit on-stream to produce renewable diesel.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

2010 engines emissions reduction relative to 2010, 2007, and 2004 US emission standards. These reductions came while emissions of fine particles were also 92% lower than the 2010 standard 99% lower than 2004 emissions. Source: CRC. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 29, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the entire family of heavy-duty diesel engines made by Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC), a Daimler Company—DD13, DD15, and DD16 engines with SCR technology— as being in compliance with the EPA 2010 emissions standard, which took effect at the start of this year.

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Detroit 2010 EPA Standards 170

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JULY 7, 2011

The Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association ( MECA ) released the results of its survey summarizing the total number of diesel retrofit devices sold by MECA member companies in 2010. 8% percent (1,961) were flow-through filters. 8% percent (1,961) were flow-through filters.

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2010 Diesel Emissions 2007 186

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Mazda’s roadmap to the ideal internal combustion engine. the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Energy balance in an internal combustion engine. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 24, 2017

Based on a three-year study of toxic and environmentally relevant pollutants from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, Swiss researchers have concluded that some GDI engines emit just as many soot particles as unfiltered diesel cars did in the past. Further, the GDI particles carry numerous carcinogenic substances.

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Engine Exhaust Gasoline Diesel 271

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JUNE 15, 2009

BorgWarner’s new electric butterfly EGR valve technology will debut with a leading commercial engine manufacturer in 2010. BorgWarner is introducing an electric butterfly EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve for diesel applications. The technology will debut with a leading commercial engine manufacturer in 2010.

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2010 Diesel Engine Exhaust 150

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

2010 Fleet-average weight and fleet-average CO 2 emissions by carmaker, compared with EU target line. Europe’s eight largest carmakers cut their CO 2 emissions by an average of 2% to 6% in 2010. in 2010, and today the average figure for new cars sold in Europe is 140 grams per kilometer. Source: T&E. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Exhaust Diesel Engine 2007 150

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AUGUST 12, 2017

Navistar will cease all engine production at its plant in Melrose Park, Ill., The majority of engines produced at Melrose Park are medium-duty 9/10 liter engines used in International Class 6 and 7 vehicles, for which alternative engine options are currently offered in all applications.

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2018 Engine Production North Carolina 170

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Operators will experience the similarities between natural gas trucks and diesel trucks with respect to power, drivability, fuel range and fuel availability. Additionally, fleet owners will see the advantages natural gas trucks have over diesel, including lower fuel costs. g/bhp-hr) since 2001. g/bhp-hr optional standard.

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JUNE 20, 2012

CO 2 /km less than in 2010—a reduction of 3.3%. A combination of changes in buying behavior, improved technology and engine efficiency was mostly responsible for this reduction, according to EEA analysis. of the vehicles registered in 2011 in Europe were diesel vehicles, an increase from 51.3% In 2011, 55.2%

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JUNE 2, 2012

SKYACTIV-D racing engine. Mazda Motorsports will supply racing versions of the new SKYACTIV-D diesel engines ( earlier post ) to customer teams competing in GRAND-AM ’s newly announced GX Class for advanced/clean technologies, beginning with the 2013 season. The engines—stock-block Mazda SKYACTIV-D 2.2-liter

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Mazda Diesel Engine 2012 218

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Since their introduction on the market in 2010, the Audi A1 and A1 Sportback have sold more than 500,000 units worldwide. Audi is now refreshing its A1 models, including the offer of six engines—gasoline and diesel—that are new or that have been intensively further developed. TFSI gasoline engine and the 1.4

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Audi Diesel Engine MPG 207

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

CO 2 and NO x certification test data for heavy-duty diesel engines certified from 2002 through 2019. —“Technology Feasibility for Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks in Achieving 90% Lower NO x Standards in 2027”. Source of data: US EPA (2019). Chart: MECA.

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Emissions Diesel Engine 2010 291

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JULY 6, 2010

The Westport GX 2010 15L engine has been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to 2010 emissions compliance—0.2 g/bhp-hr oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) and 0.01 g/bhp-hr particulate matter (PM)—without the use of emissions credits.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

The Summary will be the synopsis and final publication from the program to characterize the emissions and assess the health effects of new-technology diesel exhaust (NTDE) from heavy-duty diesel engines that meet the 2007 and 2010 regulations enacted by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Earlier post.)

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Diesel 2007 2010 Emissions 150

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MAY 21, 2012

The total number of verified (US EPA- and/or California ARB-verified) diesel retrofit devices (for both on-road and off-road diesel engines) sold in the US (including California) by MECA member companies in 2011 was 20,177, according to the Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association (MECA).

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AUGUST 2, 2018

Diesel-engine giant Cummins agreed this week to the largest diesel recall in the history of the EPA, according to a Reuters report. The recall affects about 500,000 medium- and heavy-duty diesel engines in vehicles produced between 2010 and 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

announced that an independent study on the Cummins Westport ISX12N 400 hp natural gas engine demonstrated that the engine meets and exceeds California Air Resources Board’s (“CARB”) optional Low NO x standard of 0.02 Engine testing was performed on a chassis dynamometer. Cummins Westport Inc.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Building on a legacy of diesel engine partnership across a wide variety of mining and construction equipment, Cummins and Komatsu will initially focus on zero emissions power technologies including hydrogen fuel cell solutions for large mining haul truck applications.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

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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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Highly turbocharged alcohol-fueled direct-injection spark-ignition (DISI) engines operated at a high compression ratio could be as or more efficient than diesel engines while also providing advantages of lower vehicle cost, lower emissions and higher power, according to a recent modeling study by Leslie Bromberg and Daniel Cohn at MIT.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Audi engineers have intensively further developed the new 3.0 TDI diesel engine for the European market. In the new Audi A5 and Q5 models, the V6 diesel outputs 210 kW (286 hp) as well as 620 N·m (457lb-ft) of torque (this engine version is not yet for sale. millimeters (3.3 TDI turbocharger operates with 2.3

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

BorgWarner will supply engine and drivetrain technologies for the Hyundai Tucson and ix35, including: Chain timing systems from BorgWarner Morse TEC for the 2.0- liter gasoline engines. liter diesel engine. According to Hyundai, the 2010 ix35 will be built and sold in Europe with the all-new R 2.0-liter

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AUGUST 31, 2018

A new study on ultra-low emission natural gas heavy-duty engines found that the new Cummins-Westport 11.9-liter liter engine achieved California’s lowest smog-forming emissions standard, and maintained those emissions during all types of driving. The results underscore the importance of the near-zero truck engines for cleaning the air.

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