Automotive News: Nature - Impacts and mitigation of excess diesel-related NOx emissions, Volvo Cars says new generation of diesel engines could be the last
Impacts and mitigation of excess diesel-related NOx emissions in 11 major vehicle markets
Vehicle emissions contribute to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and tropospheric ozone air pollution, affecting human health, crop yields and climate worldwide. On-road diesel vehicles produce approximately 20 per cent of global anthropogenic emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are key PM2.5 and ozone precursors. Regulated NOx emission limits in leading markets have been progressively tightened, but current diesel vehicles emit far more NOx under real-world operating conditions than during laboratory certification testing read more »
Volvo Cars says new generation of diesel engines could be the last
Swedish carmaker Volvo's latest generation of diesel engines could be its last as the cost of reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide is becoming too much, Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
"From today's perspective, we will not develop any more new generation diesel engines," Samuelsson told German's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview. read more »
VW CEO, chairman investigated over Porsche shares, prosecutors confirm
German prosecutors confirmed they have launched a formal investigation of Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller and VW Group Chairman Hans Dieter Poetsch on grounds of suspected market manipulation.
The prosecutor's office in Stuttgart said on Wednesday it is investigating Mueller for his role as board member of Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Poetsch, who is currently Porsche SE chief executive, on suspicion they may have informed investors too late about risks to the Porsche holding firm from VW Group's diesel emissions scandal. read more »
