Emissions

In line with the EU’s climate objectives for 2030 and beyond, the Council and Parliament maintained the targets set by the Commission in its proposal for 2030 (45%), 2035 (65%), and 2040 (90%), in addition to the 2025 reduction target of 15%. These targets will apply to heavy trucks over 7.5t and co...

By 2030, RRPS aims at cutting greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 35 percent compared to the 2019 level through the use of more sustainable technologies. Looking at engine production, quite an important step deals with the production of key mtu engine series – namely, the 2000 and 4000 ones – ready fo...

We’re going to publish on Diesel International 4/2020 (available in August) a long overview about the SCR for European truck manufacturers (that’s still available on the Italian DIESEL May issue). It’s a way to understand what will happen in the engine room of the yachts. SCR will ...

Geotab, a company operating in the field of IoT, connected and electric vehicles (here’s a previous post about a solution to measure battery degradation), conducted a research with the aim of measuring the impact of electrification on CO2 emissions. According to this analysis, 8 percent of fossil fu...

Deutz for Petersberg Climate Dialogue Deutz for Petersberg. The Petersberg Climate Dialogue will take place this year under the unfortunate circumstances of the Covid-19. As stated on the event’s website, scheduled to take place in Berlin on April 27 and 28: «The coronavirus crisis is presenti...

It’s pretty sure that fuel efficiency is one of the main factors that trigger the competitiveness of internal combustion engine also in the next years and decades. Hybridization and electrification are major challenges indeed for more traditional engines. Last week we started the publication of a te...