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Daimler receives Porsche Prize for diesel aftertreatment system in OM 654

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The Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize was awarded by Vienna University of Technology to Anke Kleinschmit, Head of Corporate Research & Sustainability and Environmental Officer for Daimler AG, for the development of the innovative exhaust gas aftertreatment system in the new OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine ( earlier post ).

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BMW adamantly denies reports about diesel emission systems collusion and manipulation

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On Sunday, the BMW Group issued a strong rejection of German media reports charging that the company had colluded with Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Daimler on the design and pricing of diesel exhaust systems and that its diesel emission systems did not function properly.

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Report: VW suspends head of powertrain electronics over emissions scandal

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Germany’s Bild am Sonntag reported today that Volkswagen AG has suspended Hanno Jelden, Head of the Main Department for Powertrain Electronics, Powertrain Development as a result of the ongoing investigation into the diesel emission software cheating scandal. Earlier post.).

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UK government awards £598K for hydrogen fuel cell range extender with micro-bead H2 storage for BEVs

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In an existing TSB-funded project called “Breakthrough in Energy Storage Technology,” Cella, MIRA, Unipart Eberspacher Exhaust Systems and Productiv are developing a 1 kW hydrogen generator using Cella Energy’s lightweight hydrogen storage material.

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Ford to offer 1L EcoBoost in 2014 Fiesta in North America

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An integrated exhaust manifold on the engine supports a wider rpm range with the optimum fuel to air ratio. The exhaust gas is cooler, and the integrated head and exhaust manifold reduces weight. In Europe, where the diesel engine reins, the 1.0-liter That’s where the EcoBoost Fiesta fits in. In October the 1.0-liter

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How e-fuel may just lengthen the pace of ICE cars within the electrical life

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However that doesn’t cruel natural breeze — with out a CO2, nitrogen oxides and alternative greenhouse gases — comes out of the exhaust pipes of cars burning e-fuel. A ways from it, and this the place issues get sophisticated.

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Mercedes-Benz targeting average diesel NOx of ~30mg/km in RDE Stage 2 tests by 2020; approaching 20mg in following years

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With the market launch of the new A-Class ( earlier post ), the new diesel engines from Mercedes-Benz are now available from the compact class to the luxury class. Mercedes-Benz’s new generation of engines already demonstrated two years ago, how the NO x -challenge in Diesel cars can be solved technically. —Ola Källenius.

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