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Audi’s new 3.0L diesel; ready for 48V mild hybrid system

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The recall is likely to start in July 2017. To optimize the air flow and the fuel mixture preparation, the intake ports (one each for swirl and the other for charging) and the exhaust ports have been modified relative to the predecessor engine. The first component is a large NOC oxidation catalytic converter (NO x oxidation catalyst).

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Corning hits 1-million-unit milestone with gasoline particulate filter production

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Leveraging particulate filters in gasoline systems is an important engineering advancement for clean-vehicle technology in Europe as gasoline vehicles grow in popularity. China will be the next market to introduce particulate filtration of gasoline engine exhaust.

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Hagens Berman files class-action fuel economy and emissions lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler and Cummins over SCR defect in RAM 2500 and 3500 diesels

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Additionally, when FCA dealers attempt to fix the SCR system defect, they often simply “flash” the computer to prompt the truck to burn more fuel to clean the filter. The affected vehicles are the 2013-2017 RAM 2500 with Cummins diesel (2WD, 4WD) and. 2013-2017 RAM 3500 with Cummins diesel (2WD, 4WD).

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Container ship to test running on Synthetic Natural Gas, provided by Audi

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MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine GmbH announced a technical showcase whereby the 2017-retrofitted Wes Amelie , a 1,036-TEU feeder container ship, will use liquefied SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) produced from renewable electrical energy as drop-in fuel. —Stefan Eefting.

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Corning launches new FLORA substrates with Honda; improved cold-start emissions performance

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Stringent new emissions regulations in the US and Europe will require a substantial improvement in mobile emissions beginning in 2017. The novel material reaches operating temperature quicker than standard substrates, so catalytic converters can clean exhaust emissions earlier without increased fuel or additional precious metal.

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Tulane, SACHEM collaborate on SSZ-39 zeolite for improved SCR systems

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Under the direction of Daniel Shantz, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the Entergy Chair of Clean Energy Engineering, the lab members and SACHEM scientists will collaborate to improve the performance of the zeolite SSZ-39 in the selective catalytic reduction of NO x in automotive exhaust. —Moliner et al.

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US charges Audi manager with conspiracy to cheat US emissions tests; sacrificing NOx control for a sound system

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Giovanni Pamio, 60, an Italian citizen, is charged with conspiracy to defraud the US, wire fraud, and violation of the Clean Air Act. As part of the SCR technology, exhaust stream emissions were dosed with a mist of a urea substance, commonly known as “AdBlue,” which converted NO x into nitrogen, water, and small amounts of carbon dioxide.

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