diesel particulate filter (DPF)
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Volkswagen will add particulate filters to certain gasoline powertrains beginning in June 2017.
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Particulate filters for Mercedes diesels to come to gasoline vehicles too
Mercedes-Benz will use particulate filters in both gasoline and diesel cars.
Stephen Edelstein -
Electrification, sure, but gasoline engines will endure: supplier
Increasingly stiff limits on carbon emission and minimum fuel economy in most of the world's car markets mean that more plug-in electric cars must be sold. With battery costs steadily falling and the pricetag rising for the new technologies that make cars more efficient, some now envision a world...
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Chrysler Upgrades Pentastar V-6 For Fuel Efficiency; Lack Of Direct Injection A Hint Of Future EPA Rules?
Automotive engineers are very good at incremental improvements to existing technologies, and that skill will be much tested in meeting increasingly stiff fuel-economy rules between now and 2025. For the 2016 model year, Chrysler has extensively re-engineered its Pentastar V-6 engine, a mainstay...
John Voelcker -
UK Auto Industry Backs Diesel After Parking Surcharge In London Neighborhood
Carmakers are starting a pro-diesel publicity campaign in Europe.
Stephen Edelstein -
Latest Diesel Engines As Clean As Expected Under EPA Rules, Study Shows
A new study shows expected reductions in adverse health effects from new diesel engine exhaust emissions.
Stephen Edelstein -
European cities move to eliminate the dirtiest cars from their streets.
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U.N. Study Concludes Diesel Particulates Low, And Declining In Europe & U.S.
A United Nations paper claims cars and trucks account for just a small percentage of particulate-matter emissions.
Stephen Edelstein -
Are Diesel Cars In Europe Starting A Long Slow Decline?
A few weeks back, we looked at the numbers showing diesel sales in the U.S. increasing, just as hybrids are becoming more popular in Europe. That's a shift from current preferences, which sees more than half of European car sales fitted with diesel engines, but more hybrids sold in the U.S. than...
Antony Ingram -
New Study Links Diesel Particulates And Heart Disease
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that nanoparticles present in unfiltered diesel exhaust can lead to blood clots, heart attacks and strokes.
Kurt Ernst -
Why Can't We Buy Small European Diesels in the U.S.?
It may be the one question we hear most often here at GreenCarReports.com: Why can't I buy one of those great little fuel-efficient diesels, like they have in Europe? Take, for example, the ultra-high-mileage Econetic version of the Ford Fiesta, sold in Europe with a 1.6-liter turbodiesel that...
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Ford Super Duty Pickups To Offer Clever PowerStroke Turbodiesel V8
Ford's been around a long time; it just celebrated the 100th birthday of its Model T. Much of its green news these days focuses on its upcoming 2011 Ford Fiesta subcompact, the well-received new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan, and its Escape Hybrid sport utility. But Ford had never designed and...
John Voelcker