Message from Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum – Diesel won’t lose its place as the dominant fuel for commercial vehicles, even as alternative fuels and powertrain options become more viable.

“Diesel is the gold standard, the technology of choice for more than 97% of all heavy-duty commercial trucks today, thanks to several unique features: power, performance, durability, efficiency – the combination of which has proven unbeatable,” said Schaeffer. “Over the last 15 years, truck and engine makers have worked to virtually eliminate emissions from diesel engines. The transition to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel coupled with advancements in engine combustion, turbocharging and high-pressure fuel injection, and the addition of advanced emissions controls like selective catalytic reduction (SCR) and particulate filters, has enabled today’s heavy-duty diesel truck engines to achieve near-zero levels of emissions.”

To read more about this article – https://www.trucknews.com/equipment/diesel-to-retain-dominance/1003087305/

[Source: Truck news.com August 2018]

 

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120 years of diesel

3 myths about diesel vehicles

Nozzle Chatter discusses the future for diesel vehicles
Today, diesel powers over 90% of all commercial trucks on America’s roads.

Diesel engines offer:
– Proven fuel efficiency
– Economical operation
– Power
– Reliability
– Durability
– Availability

According to projections by The Fuels Institute, diesel will remain the predominant fuel for commercial vehicles, even in 2025 when it maintains 96 percent of the medium- and heavy-duty market.

What is Diesel’s Future?

Diesel has evolved, and continues to evolve, to meet the challenges of the future, of a more sustainable world, a desire for growing economies, greater mobility and protection of the climate.

Read more about this topic – Nozzle Chatter – Page 20 – https://cdn.ymaws.com/diesel.org/resource/resmgr/nozzle_chatter/2018_nc_summer_issue_3.pdf 

[Source – Nozzle Chatter, August 2018, https://cdn.ymaws.com/diesel.org/resource/resmgr/nozzle_chatter/2018_nc_summer_issue_3.pdf ]

 

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120 years of diesel

3 myths about diesel vehicles

Past
9th August 1898, the first patent was issued by a French engineer, Rudolf Diesel’s, for an efficient, slow burning, compression ignition, internal combustion engine.

 

Today

A dozen decades after its invention, diesels remain as the prime mover, the power plant of choice for 15 sectors of the global economy.

 

But, what does the future hold for diesels?

The future of diesel is about taking a good thing and making it better. Two places that is happening is in the fuels that it uses and enhancements to the technology. Combining hybrid systems with diesel engines in vehicles or machines where it makes sense yields good returns for customers and more productivity as well, as demonstrated in both on-highway medium-size vehicles and even off-road construction equipment. Hybridization allows for downsizing diesel engines, less fuel consumption and lower emissions overall.

 

 

Read More Here – [Source – Diesel Technology Forum – http://www.dieselforum.org/policyinsider/reflection-on-120-years-of-diesel]

 

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The Future of Diesel – Emission Standard Changes

The Internal Combustion Engine Is Not Dead Yet

Research conducted by Emission Analytics shows that missions at high speed can peak at more than ten times typical levels of nitrogen oxides (NOx) pollutants. Aggressive driving increases NOx by up to five times on the motorway and 35% on rural roads.

The research has also found that the effect of a cold start on Euro 6 diesels, is that NOx emissions are 2.8 times higher on average during the cold start phase compared to the whole warm start cycle (whether they have been tested under Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulations or not).

The research has found that during regeneration of the diesel particulate filter NOx emissions are on average 3.3 times higher than in mixed driving with no regeneration.

[Source – Fleetworld – https://fleetworld.co.uk/aggressive-driving-could-undermine-air-quality-standards/ ]

 

More information about Emission Analytics – https://www.emissionsanalytics.com/ 

Myths

1) At higher altitudes Diesel engines perform the same as petrol engines – Actually, generally, diesel gets better mileage than petrol vehicles. The Diesel vehicles turbocharger plays a big part!

2) Diesel engines have not changed in the last 5 years – Diesel engines have come a long way on the last 30 years, as fuel and engine standards change, so has diesel engines!

3) The type of diesel fuel you use has no impact on exhaust after treatment – Premium diesel fuels can lead to cleaner emissions!

Read more about how these myths have been busted…
[Source: Fleet Owner, July 2018, https://www.fleetowner.com/fuel/busted-3-myths-you-might-believe-about-diesel]