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Happy 10th Birthday, Diesel Particulate Filters

For 10 years, diesels lovers have had a reason to celebrate their engines a little bit more than before: filters that reduce pollution. Called Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF), the devices were first introduced by Peugeot at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 1999. The lucky vehicle was a Peugeot 607. As you might know, DPFs come in two versions. Some of them, like the ones used by PSA, need a special additive, called Eolys. Others, like the ones used at Toyota, store the pollutants in a chamber and burns them when necessary. Peugeot has sold ... Read more →

Mitsubishi iMiEV earns its chevrons - bring on the Citroën C-Zero Sam Abuelsamid

Last summer, French automaker PSA and Mitsubishi announced that the two companies would partner on electric vehicle development for the European market. Prior to the Frankfurt Motor Show, Peugeot ...

Rumormill: PSA to build Bolloré's BlueCar/B0? Xavier Navarro

2008 Pininfarina B0 concept, the basis for the Bluecar - Click above for high-res image gallery Since Pininfarina is going through some rough times,the French press is speculating about what ...

Rumor: BMW and PSA partnership will go beyond engine sharing Xavier Navarro

BMW and PSA share a couple powertrains: The diesel Minis have the 1.6 HDi developed by PSA, while the 1.4- and 1.6-liter gasoline engines were co-developed with BMW. However, BMW chief exec ...

REPORT: PSA says it's not working with Mitsubishi on plug-in hybrids Sam Abuelsamid

PSA, the parent company of Peugeot and Citroën, this morning denied a report that came out in the Japanese Nikkei business newspaper about a new tie-up with Mitsubishi. The paper had ...

The best of the French low-carbon auto industry displayed at the Ministry of Environmental Affairs 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

The parking spaces at the French Ministry of Environmental affairs was recently filled with alternative cars in many flavors. The alt-fuel vehicles were introduced to Jean-Louis Borloo, the French Environmental Minister and are the results of a €57 million investment from ADEME (The French ...

PSA expands production of transmissions for better fuel efficiency 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

PSA has produced 30 million transmissions at its Valenciennes factory near Calais, France since opening in 1981, and it has just launched an expansion there. While the plant produces four different types of transmissions, the expansion is focused on the two newest designs for the mechanical compact ...

Citroën Hypnos test drive: diesel hybrid concept car's got a lot to love 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Click on image for a complete gallery of the Citroën Hypnos Imagine combining the highway mileage and torque that diesel engines get with the benefits of a hybrid in city traffic. This is a dream combination, and PSA is one automaker that is closes to blending these two technologies (see ...

Peugeot is top UK and European purveyor of low CO2 cars 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Peugeot has the highest market share of all brands in Europe and the UK for cars that get CO2 emissions of 120 g/km and 130 g/km or less. Peugeot's emphasis on smaller cars with highly efficient diesel engines has helped it capture 18.6 percent of sales in the sub-120 category in the UK and 15.5 ...

Europe's 15 lightest cars 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the keys to saving fuel is being light. However, the latest technologies in safety and the array of power accessories we all have in our cars all add weight to our cars, hurting fuel economy while they make driving more comfortable and save lives. Of course, technology has helped us recover ...

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