What’s New

July 2019

Conference report: 23^rd ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles

UK report: Energy demand reduction crucial to achieve zero-carbon economy

Continental unveils 48-volt high-power drive system

June 2019

Conference report: 2019 CIMAC Congress

EU: Average CO₂ emissions from new cars increase in 2018 for the second consecutive year

Canada and California sign MOU to work together on cleaner transportation

BP Statistical Review shows strong global energy demand and rising emissions

FCA announces 2020 Ram 1500 with Gen 3 V-6 EcoDiesel

FCA-Renault merger talks collapse

WinGD launches new low-speed, two-stroke engines

Mazda accepting orders for Skyactiv-X with SPCCI technology

May 2019

Atmospheric CO₂ concentrations reach 415 ppm

Conference report: 40^th International Vienna Motor Symposium

Fiat Chrysler proposes 50-50 merger with Renault

MAN Engines releases first IMO Tier III engines for workboats

IEA: Global energy security and sustainability concerns are growing

Faurecia to support existing fleets with Amminex retrofits

April 2019

Conference report: SAE WCX 2019 Congress

CARB releases feasibility assessment of low NOx standards for HD diesel engines

Fiat fined $6.4 million for diesel emissions violations in California

Mazda accepts pre-orders for diesel Mazda CX-5 in the US market

Study explains the failure mode of Cu/SAPO-34 SCR catalysts

EU car makers further away from their 2021 CO₂ targets

European Commission accuses BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen of blocking SCR and GPF technology

March 2019

IEA: Global energy demand rose by 2.3% in 2018, its fastest pace in the last decade

ADAC releases test results of retrofit SCR systems for EU cars and LCVs

FCA recalls over 850,000 gasoline vehicles due to excessive NOx emissions

Canada proposes emission standards for large off-road SI engines and stationary CI engines

IEA releases Oil 2019—a global oil market forecast through 2024

NREL awards $18 million to advance medium- and heavy-duty NGV technologies

Average CO₂ emissions from EU cars increase to 120.5 g/km

February 2019

Trump administration ends talks with California over light-duty GHG/CAFE standards

ADAC: Emissions from new Euro 6 diesels well below regulatory limits

EU agrees on CO₂ emission targets for heavy-duty trucks

BP releases Energy Outlook 2019

UK: IMechE recommends rail electrification instead of hydrogen trains

EU market share of diesel cars falls to 36%, the lowest since 2001

January 2019

More ports ban open-loop scrubbers

US diesel sales increase in 2018

Ford to cut thousands of jobs in Europe

FCA settles with US EPA, CARB over diesel emissions cheating

European New Periodical Technical Inspection (NPTI)—Status update

BAE to supply 194 hybrid bus systems to Boston MBTA

Volvo Group to take SEK 7 billion charge over faulty emission controls