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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Industry in deadlock with
Europe over CO2
The stalemate between the car industry and the European Commission
over the CO2 targets is continuing
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Audi's diesel SUV to get
two tanks for SCR
Audi will introduce an ultra low emission
diesel into European versions of the Q7 SUV next year
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Burning issue
OEMs need to reduce the cost, back-pressure
and weight of aftertreatment systems – and improve the
performance
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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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