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Ricardo features in three low-carbon development projects
The UK government is putting up £23 million for 16 demonstrator schemes for low-carbon powertrain developments
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VW will put low-NOx Blue TDI into US Jetta this summer
German carmaker announces engine modifications cut NOx emissions by 90 per cent
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US introduces tough interim targets for fuel economy
The US plans to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks by 4.5 per cent per year between 2010 and 2015
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Lotus and Conti project cuts CO2 emissions by 15%
The Low CO2 scheme has come up with a family car with a downsized engine that saved 15 per cent carbon dioxide emissions
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GM links with Koskata over biofuel from any source
Biofuels can be developed from sources such as trash and waste tyres in processes that GM is investing in
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Europe's truckmakers call for global standards
They want the same standards to apply globally so that firms from one region won't have an advantage
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Fiat offers on-the-spot environmental testing
Drivers will be able to measure how they're doing with instant emissions testing developed by Fiat and Microsoft
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Carmakers 'failing to deliver' on emissions
A Brussels-based pressure group accused the carmakers of failing to live up to their promises on lower emissions
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Nissan looks to new diesel technology to meet SULEV
The Japanese carmaker has a new technology that moves away from urea injection in a bid to lead the race to US diesel
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Delphi unveils gasoline direct injection and piezo diesel injector
Novel design of multi-charge injector will enable group to catch up its rivals, it claims – and NOx, not CO2, is the target for diesel development
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Bosch and Denso to make filters in Poland
The joint venture to make diesel particulate filters has picked a Polish site for its manufacturing plant
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CO2 targets "just not feasible", say carmakers
European Parliament is told by the carmakers that targets for CO2 emissions legislation just cannot be achieved
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It's not just NOx
Legislators are considering plans to differentiate between NO and NO2 emissions - at the moment the two are just classified as NOx
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Carmakers throw down the gauntlet on emissions laws
ACEA carnakers' group steps up the pressure over proposed CO2 emissions legislation
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Bosch licenses NOx treatment technology
It's done a deal to put selective catalytic reduction technology into its own systems
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SCR evaporators and flow simulation
Stricter control of NOx emissions will require more sophisticated aftertreatment systems and better simulation of tailpipe gas
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Delphi introduces sensors for soot and ammonia
The diesel engine oil condition sensor can see soot to within 0.5 per cent accuracy while the IAA trucks show at Hannover also saw the introduction of a sensor to vet ammonia emissions in catalyst aftertreatment systems
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Breather valve cuts pressure losses
Mann & Hummel has a valve for crankcase ventilation that will offer reduced pressure loss, reduced hydrocarbon emissions and lower cost
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Carmakers sued over emissions
California is getting tougher on emissions and it's the big name carmakers that are in the firing line
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Lifecycle emissions
Production emits more CO2 than most carmakers admit, but its true share of a vehicle’s carbon footprint is being tackled
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