Tag Archive for: Diesel Emissions

DieselGate – why the US drew first blood and how to get out

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No matter how many years I blast the message to the world, nothing…

For our children – and ourselves

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Its more than 3 years now that I am fighting for some improved…

In the crosshairs – how diesel makes us mutants

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We all believe that protecting the environment around us is something…

The great EURO 6 scam

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Now it's official. Since September 1st this year, all new diesel…

LNG, CNG and electric vehicles – what’s doing what

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I cannot remember how many times I had the issue on the table.…

The real hybrid car – not just a Prius

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Since Toyota has bequeathed the Prius on us, all eyes are on…

No filter will save us – particulate matter kills

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Anyone knowing this blog and me sure knows the rationale. Diesel…

The taming of the shrew – vehicle owners and LNG

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LNG is a fringe fuel - or it still is because we can see it becoming mainstream very fast. The old fuelling world is staging a fierce defense battle. And they will not shy back from making it real ugly to switch. But as Victor Hugo once famously said "You can't beat ideas when their time has come".

The diesel engine – a driving garbage incinerator

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The diesel engine is the backbone of our transport economy. But diesel is also trash. It is a formerly unwanted by product of refining oil and its the disillate closest to the bottom of the barrel which is even worse. It is a very dirty fuel that produces a plethora of nasty byproducts, all of them deleterious to human health. Its a shame that the world of the 21st century is still hooked on it.

Diesel v/ LNG in European trucking – is EURO 6 leveling the field?

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Those going for LNG as a fuel were always on the exotic side…

LNG – killer app for diesel

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LNG is the fuel of this century. Its clean, its feedstock is…