| Scania’s new Euro 5-compliant engine
platform is being introduced into the company’s trucks from this
month. The engines meet the stricter exhaust standards that go into effect
in the EU in two years without aftertreatment and Scania claims that it
is the first European truck maker to achieve this.
Scania’s system includes a new method of fuel injection that
it has developed alongside Cummins. The engines have also been optimised
for exhaust gas recirculation, which removes the need for exhaust gas
aftertreatment.
Scania is also premiering its third generation ethanol engines, which
represent up to a 90 per cent reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. In
addition, the company says that it is entering a crucial phase in the
testing of a commercially viable hybrid technology that will make very
large fuel and environmental savings possible.
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