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BMW: “We don’t cheat”; diesel is needed to hit CO2 targets; call for WLTP and RDE

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In other words, our exhaust treatment systems are active whether rolling on the test bench or driving on the road. Meeting future requirements will not be feasible without diesel drive trains, since a diesel engine emits roughly 15 to 20% less CO 2 on average than a comparable petrol engine.

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Norwegian/Finnish studies find Euro 6 cars exceeding NOx and CO2 type limits in real-world conditions; below on PM

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Based on the measurements of the 12 heavy vehicles with new Euro VI approved engines and seven Euro 6 approved cars with diesel engines, they drew two clear conclusions when it comes to exhaust emissions: All the tested heavy vehicles with Euro VI engines have very low emissions of NO x and PM in real traffic. Click to enlarge. Amundsen.

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Toyota reduces fuel consumption and emissions across the new Auris range; 13% average reduction in CO2 compared to predecessors; gasoline, diesel and hybrid

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All new Auris diesel engines benefit from low compression ratios, optimized combustion chamber dimensions and enhanced Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler efficiency. Dual VVT-i helps boost response levels across the entire rev range by varying the air-fuel intake and exhaust valve timing to suit the conditions at any given time.

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Lithium Battery Recycling is happening in 2022 | Attero in India | Redwood Materials

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Because we are sick and tired of listening to petrol heads who complain about batteries. Have you ever heard of a similar effort to take the exhaust smoke from pollution cars and then try to create petrol? And we are glad JB left Tesla to start this important company. Have you seen any such company do that? So there you go.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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As a reduced cost concept, it aims to make more intelligent use of electrical energy to achieve the desired reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The exhaust gas can reach temperatures greater than 900 °C, whereas the turbine upper functional limit is 850 °C. Rick Quinn, senior manager for advanced engineering.

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Researchers argue crop-based biofuels only show GHG savings because of LCA accounting flaw; the need for “additional” biomass

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They do so in critical part by ignoring the carbon emitted as CO 2 from the exhaust pipes of vehicles that use biofuels, as well as the CO2 emitted by fermentation. In this case, the LCAs that automatically ignore the CO 2 emitted by vehicle exhaust pipes are not only incomplete, they have no direct justification for doing so.

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Citroen C3 Airdream a reality

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French carmaker Citroen has lifted the lid on its latest generation supermini the C3 and in a first for the manufacturer the car will be available in a variant which produces less than 100g/km of CO2. The company is hoping to launch two diesel versions which emit 90g/km and 95g/km of CO2.

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