When Kalafar looks at his unsold TDI clean diesels, he finds it ironic Volkswagen spent years preaching the virtues
of clean diesel engines.
As a result, a reduction in noble metals and stable exhaust emission control have become possible, enabling the use
of a clean diesel engine compatible with the post-new long - term regulations in automatic transmission - equipped cars.
Not exact matches
Susan Alt, senior vice president
of public affairs for Volvo Group North America, said the EPA's proposal «makes a mockery»
of the company's investments to develop
clean diesel engines and will «hurt a large number
of small businesses who are not selling glider vehicles.»
GM's earlier attempt faltered To improve air quality and cut down pollution from the nation's existing fleet
of 11 million
diesel engines, U.S. EPA announced $ 20 million in grant funding yesterday to support
clean diesel projects and another $ 9 billion through direct state allocations.
«It's a combination
of cleaner fuel, advancements to the
engine, and the use
of emissions control technology,» says Allen Schaeffer, executive director
of the
Diesel Technology Forum, an organization supporting the use
of clean diesel technology.
Skeen explains that although new
diesel vehicles are
cleaner than ever before, some
of the latest generation gasoline
engines emit as much particulate matter as older
diesel engines.
Dark clouds
of soot and gases spewed by tractors, bulldozers and backhoes are becoming a thing
of the past under new federal standards that have forced
cleaner diesel engines this year
In the West, the main producers
of soot are
diesel engines, but the
Clean Air Act gives EPA the authority to regulate only 9 %
of the 11 million
diesel engines in use today.
Daniel Cohn, leader
of the MIT project, says his team's «plasmatron» fuel reformer could
clean up the
diesel engines in commercial trucks and buses, which are a leading source
of transportation pollution in the United States.
Although
engines now emit less
diesel exhaust, thanks to mechanical improvements and the use
of cleaner - burning fuel,
diesel exhaust is still dangerously widespread.
Had the
engine emptied
of fuel and
cleaned,
diesel back in and it sounds fine.
I am sure there will be pressure on all makers
of diesel engines to
clean up the tail pipe emissions.
The A8 TDI's
engine does require regular refilling
of the AdBlue
diesel exhaust fluid, a fluid used to keep the
diesel emissions
clean.
We're used to automakers giving us pumped - up versions
of their cars to test drive, with powerful
engines (including a
clean -
diesel TDI) and huge lists
of optional equipment.
The main change for 2014 is the addition
of an efficient
clean - diesel engine in a trim level Chevy officially calls the Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, but labels simply with a trunk - lid badge that reads 2.
clean -
diesel engine in a trim level Chevy officially calls the Cruze
Clean Turbo Diesel, but labels simply with a trunk - lid badge that reads 2.
Clean Turbo
Diesel, but labels simply with a trunk - lid badge that reads 2.0 TD.
I mean, kaboom: VW's loud proclamation that its new line
of turbodiesel
engines could be poster children for a magical new era
of clean diesel and environmental friendliness — when they were neither — was bad, a page out
of George Orwell.
Here's another downside — for both Chevrolet and the
clean - diesel movement: From an outside inspection, you wouldn't know the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel is a Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, because even though Chevrolet goes out of its way to emphasize the clean, the turbo and the diesel in the car's name, the exterior is even more muted than the en
clean -
diesel movement: From an outside inspection, you wouldn't know the Chevrolet Cruze
Clean Turbo Diesel is a Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, because even though Chevrolet goes out of its way to emphasize the clean, the turbo and the diesel in the car's name, the exterior is even more muted than the en
Clean Turbo
Diesel is a Cruze
Clean Turbo Diesel, because even though Chevrolet goes out of its way to emphasize the clean, the turbo and the diesel in the car's name, the exterior is even more muted than the en
Clean Turbo
Diesel, because even though Chevrolet goes out
of its way to emphasize the
clean, the turbo and the diesel in the car's name, the exterior is even more muted than the en
clean, the turbo and the
diesel in the car's name, the exterior is even more muted than the
engine.
$ 40 million is available for DERA grant funding to implement
clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet
of old
diesel engines.
Claimed to be the
cleanest diesel engine it will be offered in two states
of tune — 113bhp and 134bhp.
Under the hood is your choice
of turbocharged and supercharged gasoline
engines or a TDI
clean diesel model.
The 2.0 liter
clean -
diesel engine rumbles out 150 horsepower and 236 pound - feet
of torque.
Much
of the Mk5 Discovery's new - found efficiency flows from the adoption
of JLR's
cleaner, own - design 2.0 - litre, four - cylinder Ingenium
diesel engine, which produces a healthy 369 lb ft but emits a modest 171g / km
of CO2.
Like the current car, the 2015 Golf is offered in three guises: the Golf is powered by a 1.8 - litre turbocharged, direct - injection four - cylinder TSI
engine; the Golf TDI
Clean Diesel model gets a new 2.0 - litre common rail, turbocharged, direct - injected
diesel engine; and the GTI gets an uprated 2.0 - litre four - cylinder TSI
engine making about 210 horsepower and a healthy 258 lb - ft
of torque.
A next - generation
clean diesel engine that will meet global emissions regulations (Euro 6, US EPA Tier2 Bin5, and Post New Long Term Regulations in Japan) without expensive NOx aftertreatments — urea selective catalytic reduction (SCR) or a Lean NOx Trap (LNT)-- due to a low
diesel engine compression ratio
of 14.0:1.
«In addition, the i20 range will feature the
cleanest internal combustion
diesel engine in terms
of CO2 emissions with the 1.1 - litre unit emitting just 84g / km.
Strengths
of this model include two new, more efficient gasoline
engines, available TDI
clean diesel engine option, luxurious interior amenities, excellent handling, and Excellent multimedia interface
Acolytes
of fuel - efficient
diesels in general and VW's
diesel engines in particular (in Canada, about 30 %
of VW sales are
diesel models) will be excited by an all - new 2.0 - litre turbocharged TDI
Clean Diesel four - cylinder (designated EA288), a robust unit now pumping out 150 horsepower (at 3,500 rpm)-- 10 more horses than last year's
diesel engine — and 236 pound - feet
of torque between 1,750 and 3,000 rpm.
Volkswagen used lines
of code as a defeat device to make it seem as if its
clean diesel engines were
cleaner than they really were.
West Virginia University and the International Council on
Clean Transportation has discovered that Volkswagen Group's turbocharged, 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder «clean diesel» engine may actually produce up to 40 times the amount of nitrogen oxides allowed by
Clean Transportation has discovered that Volkswagen Group's turbocharged, 2.0 - liter 4 - cylinder «
clean diesel» engine may actually produce up to 40 times the amount of nitrogen oxides allowed by
clean diesel»
engine may actually produce up to 40 times the amount
of nitrogen oxides allowed by law.
Made in: Puebla, Mexico Drivetrain: A 115 - horsepower electric motor powers the e-Golf; The Golf R has a more advance model
of the new GTI's four - cylnder turbocharged direct - injection TSI 2.0 - liter w / appx 80 more horsepower than the GTI's 210; Golf Sportwagen comes with two powertrains: 1.8 - liter turbocharged, direct injection four - cylinder w / five - speed manual or six - speed AT or the TDI
Clean Diesel powered by 2.0 - liter common - rail turbocharged, diect - injection
diesel engine w / six - speed manual & DSG dual - clutch AT.
Opting for the TDI
clean diesel engine adds extra value in the form
of fuel economy, with estimates
of 19 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway.
The most efficient
engine is the 3.0 TDI
clean diesel, capable
of about 40 mpg.
A range
of Euro 6
diesel engines are
clean and highly efficient, and you can specify a DSG twin - clutch automated gearbox on higher output models, along with the option
of 4MOTION all - wheel drive.
You need look no farther than your local car dealership to find proof; every new carmaker offers a plug - in electric, fuel / electric hybrid, or
clean diesel solution to the resource robbing effects
of the gasoline powered combustion
engine.
With their outstandingly efficient fuel consumption, which lies some 20 to 40 percent lower than that
of comparable petrol
engines, these particularly
clean diesel engines now have the potential to comply with the toughest emission limits in the world.
There's a large choice
of engines, with something to suit every buyer, starting with the most affordable C200 2.0 - litre petrol version and including a range
of clean, economical and powerful
diesel engines.
«The efficient combustion that occurs within a
clean diesel engine makes it more durable than a comparable gasoline
engine,» says the group
of engines that must be robustly built to handle high combustion pressures.
The CX - 5 equipped with Mazda's new - generation SKYACTIV - D
clean diesel engine boasts powerful driving comparable to a 4.0 - liter V8 gasoline
engine vehicle thanks to 420 N - m
of maximum torque.
The larger Mercedes - Benz GLK - Class gets fitted with a choice
of a direction - injection 302 - horsepower 3.5 - liter V - 6 (GLK350 models) and a 200 - horsepower GLK250 BlueTec twin - turbo
clean diesel four - cylinder
engine (GLK 250 models) that is top -
of - class in terms
of fuel economy.
The
clean diesel engine model consists
of 73 percent
of total orders, also exceeding initial expectations, and delivers powerful dynamic performance equivalent to a 4.0 L, V8 gasoline
engine.
Audi will soon offer a particularly low - emissions
clean diesel version
of the 180 kW
engine.
Combining cutting edge drivetrain technologies with the latest
clean diesel engine design, MITSUBISHI Concept - RA demonstrates that a thrilling performance machine and a sense
of environmental responsibility need not be mutually exclusive concepts.
Instead, there's talk
of new
engine technology and
clean diesel fuel that's coming in 2006.
The model equipped with Mazda's SKYACTIV - D 2.2
clean diesel engine meets Japan's Post New Long - Term Emissions Regulations without an expensive NOx after - treatment device, while at the same time delivering excellent fuel economy
of 18.6 km / L (JC08 mode), the highest
of any SUV * 2, and maximum torque
of 420Nm, delivering powerful dynamic performance equivalent to a 4.0 L, V8 gasoline
engine.
Clean, powerful, and efficient, the Mercedes - Benz biodiesel vehicles use some
of the most advanced
diesel engine technology represented by BlueTEC power.
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Mazda Motor Corporation today commenced production
of the all - new Mazda CX - 5 with its new - generation SKYACTIV - D 2.2 - litre, super
clean diesel engine at its Ujina Plant near Mazda's headquarters in Hiroshima.
Additional
engine features: Iron cylinder block and aluminum DOHC cylinder head Forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods Oiling circuit that includes a dedicated feed for the turbocharger to provide increased pressure at the turbo and faster oil delivery Piston - cooling oil jets 16.5:1 compression ratio Common rail direct injection fuel system Ceramic glow plugs for shorter heat - up times and higher glow temperatures Balance shaft that contributes to smoothness and drives the oil pump Laminated steel oil pan with upper aluminum section that contributes to
engine rigidity and quietness B20 bio-
diesel capability The Duramax 2.8 L is the
cleanest diesel truck
engine ever produced by General Motors, and meets some
of the toughest U.S. emissions standards, thanks in part to a cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system.
The XD doesn't have the top - end ability
of the petrol
engines, even if it does well by
diesel engines to rev beyond 5000rpm, albeit sounding a bit like a vacuum
cleaner via its synthesised audio.
The highly fuel efficient and
clean Golf
diesel is powered by a VW TDI
engine that produces 103 horsepower and 184 lb - ft
of torque.
With the introduction
of the «
clean diesel» Biturbo V6 / news / 2014 / audi / audi - unveils -
clean -
diesel - v6 - 43413, the A6 powered by this
engine sees a 5kW lift to 235kW, while the peak torque figure continues to be 650Nm.