UreaInjection

Not only is topping off your clean diesel's fancy selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system with urea a bit expensive, but if you don't keep it topped off, your car may not start at all. Well, GE and Umicore have announced they've signed a Technology License agreement to commercialize a ...

Detroit Diesel's newly selective catalytic reduction (SCR)-equipped DD-13, DD-15 and DD-16 truck engines have just been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as meeting the EPA 2010 emissions standards. The Bluetec-badged engines use SCR to eliminate most NOx emissions in order to meet ...

Audi will be launching at least three new models next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show, two of which seem like they have a good chance of coming to North America and one that doesn't. The A4 TDI clean diesel will make its debut at the German ...

Mazda will be showing off the newly refreshed CX-7 with the latest MZR-CD 2.2-liter diesel next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. This will be the first Japanese brand diesel to feature an selective catalytic reduction system. Like ...

When the 2009 Mazda CX-7 hits European dealerships this year, the SUV will carry the first production urea selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system from a Japanese automaker. Mated with the automaker's MZR-CD 2.2L turbo diesel engine, the SCR will inject a small mist of ...

When 2010 rolls around in about nine months, all automakers that offer diesel vehicles in the United States will need to meet new requirements that will mandate a 90 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions compared to what is allowable today. These regulations will also cover large pickup ...

Those of you planning to buy the new Bluetec diesel SUVs from Mercedes Benz will want to make sure you don't miss your regular service intervals or ignore warning lights. If you do, you might find yourself stranded at the mall. In order to ...

Just as a whole batch of new fifty state-legal diesel vehicles are about to hit the market in the U.S., chemical company BASF is set to take advantage of the situation. BASF has announced that they will be raising the price of AdBlue by €45 per 1,000 liters. AdBlue is the 1/3 urea, 2/3 water ...

We and our readers are familiar with urea injection system thanks to Mercedes' BlueTec technology (aka CleanTDI at Volkswagen). Until now, these systems had been announced in passenger vehicles geared to the US market but the city of Málaga (Spain) has announced that it's purchasing one ...

It looks like Mercedes won't be the only car-maker using urea injection to help their diesel engines meet tough new US emissions standards. The problem that all car-makers have with diesels is nitrogen oxide emissions. In order to minimize unburned hydro-carbons and fuel consumption all engines ...