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A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Cars That Think

After all, diesel cars cost less to maintain, burn less fuel, and have a longer engine life. Although the pollutant emissions of a diesel engine are less than those of a gasoline one, it still emits carcinogens, nitrous oxides, and soot. Older models don’t even have the emission-control features that newer ones do.

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Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

Green Car Congress

The AVEC axial engine technology in a 60 hp (45 kW) application targeted at UAVs. Axial Vector Energy Corporation (AVEC) and Kirloskar Oil Engines (KOEL) have signed a binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a joint venture for the mass production of the Axial Vector axial-type, multi-fuel engines ( earlier post ).

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Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

Green Car Congress

By 2003, all buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in Delhi were retrofitted to run on CNG; only new vehicles with CNG engines are now available. (Of Our findings suggest that CNG fuel should be limited to use in four-stroke engines to realize potential health benefits (low PM 2.5 Fuel consumption for PET-4S (3.8 kg 100 km -1 ).

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