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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 →

Ford of Germany offers retrofit diesel particulate filters for just €133.33 Xavier Navarro

2009 Ford S-Max - Click on image for high-res gallery Ford has launched a campaign to retrofit diesel vehicles in Germany with diesel particulate filters (DPF) for a very attractive price: just ...

Economy prompts Bosch and Denso to disband DPF joint venture Sam Abuelsamid

Back in late 2006, two of the world's largest auto suppliers, Bosch and Denso, teamed up to create a joint venture to develop and produce diesel particulate filters. The joint venture was to build a ...

Paris preview: Diesel Subaru Impreza and Forester Xavier Navarro

Subaru is slowly expanding his diesel availability in Europe. Fitted with the marque's signature boxer diesel cylinder (the only I can think of in a modern production vehicle), this diesel powertrain ...

Diesel particulate filters to be mandatory in Europe from 2009 Sam Abuelsamid

The European parliament has voted to make particulate filters mandatory on all new diesel engines beginning in mid-2009. The new rule still has to be endorsed by EU ministers, although that should be ...

Happy 10th Birthday, Diesel Particulate Filters 14 days ago on Autoblog Green

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 ...

Ford of Germany offers retrofit diesel particulate filters for just €133.33 1 month ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Ford S-Max - Click on image for high-res gallery Ford has launched a campaign to retrofit diesel vehicles in Germany with diesel particulate filters (DPF) for a very attractive price: just €133.33 (plus installation and 19 percent VAT). This measure complements the German Federal ...

Economy prompts Bosch and Denso to disband DPF joint venture 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Back in late 2006, two of the world's largest auto suppliers, Bosch and Denso, teamed up to create a joint venture to develop and produce diesel particulate filters. The joint venture was to build a plant in Poland near a Bosch brake parts plant. The partners were to have spent €8 million each ...

Paris preview: Diesel Subaru Impreza and Forester 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Subaru is slowly expanding his diesel availability in Europe. Fitted with the marque's signature boxer diesel cylinder (the only I can think of in a modern production vehicle), this diesel powertrain has been already available for a few months for the Legacy and Outback models. Following the Paris ...

Diesel particulate filters to be mandatory in Europe from 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The European parliament has voted to make particulate filters mandatory on all new diesel engines beginning in mid-2009. The new rule still has to be endorsed by EU ministers, although that should be no problem as most newly updated diesels are being equipped with the filters already, and they're ...


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