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Germany giving €350 to retrofit diesel particulate filters

While diesel cars are tremendously popular in Europe, they're not without their drawbacks, especially if they're no as clean as possible. German diesel car drivers, for example, face the threat of an additional road tax of €1.2 per 0.1 liter of engine displacement if their car doesn't have an diesel particulate filter (DPF). Additionally, certain cities, such as Berlin and Hannover are going to ban diesel vehicles without DPFs from city centers. Buying a new car that has a DPF is not a viable solution for everyone, so the government is ... Read more →

Paris Preview: Mazda to introduce new 2.2L diesel engine Sam Abuelsamid

At the Paris Motor Show next month, Mazda will be showing off its new 2.2L MZR-CD clean diesel engine that will be installed in the Mazda 6. The new engine is rated at 182 hp and yields 42 mpg ...

Madrid announces plans to ban polluting cars from city center Xavier Navarro

The City Council of Madrid, Spain, has unveiled plans to create a low-emissions zone in the city center which would ban polluting cars. This system is very similar to the ones implemented in several ...

Diesel particulate filters can lead to car trouble Bruno Vanzieleghem

A UK fleet operator is warning drivers that particulate traps fitted to many modern diesel engines can lead the vehicle into limp-home mode or to breaking down. The diesel particulate traps store ...

Aftermarket bling for diesel engines: Tenneco diesel particulate filter Bruno Vanzieleghem

Tenneco, headquartered in Lake Forrest, Illinois, was chosen by Toyota as the exclusive supplier of retrofit diesel particulate filters for original equipment service applications for the complete ...

DaimlerChrysler brings in diesel filter experts 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

DaimlerChrysler has signed an agreement with exhaust filtration expert Donaldson in order to meet upcoming 2007 environmental standards set by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The devices will be incorporated in Detroit Diesel and Mercedes-Benz MBE 900 engines, which are used extensively in ...

Diesel particulate filters can lead to car trouble 39 years ago on Autoblog Green

A UK fleet operator is warning drivers that particulate traps fitted to many modern diesel engines can lead the vehicle into limp-home mode or to breaking down. The diesel particulate traps store soot, which needs to be burned off periodically. This burning off of soot, called regeneration, happens ...


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