Pierburg GmbH, a member of the KSPG Group, has been awarded contracts worth a lifetime total of €250 million (US$342 million) for a newly developed compact exhaust-gas recirculation valve. Ordered by European and North American automakers, the valve will be installed in engines designed to comply with the Euro 6 emission norm.
Monthly Archives: March 2014
Magna to introduce lightweight natural gas vehicle concept
To showcase its capabilities, global automotive supplier Magna International Inc. will showcase the MILA Blue vehicle concept at the Geneva Motor Show 2014. MILA Blue is a natural-gas powered, A-segment lightweight vehicle that produces less than 49g CO2/km.
European Parliament backs law for 95g/km CO2 from new cars by 2020
The European Parliament backed new rules designed to achieve the CO2 emission reduction target of 95g/km for new cars by 2020. The text—approved by 499 votes in favor, 107 against and 9 abstentions—retains this target, albeit with a one-year “phase-in” period in 2020. It also allows “super credits”, whereby the cleanest cars in each manufacturer’s range count for more than others, to apply from 2020 to 2022.
Toyota hopes BMW diesel engine will lift Verso European sales
Toyota expects the majority of future Verso sales in Europe will be versions equipped with a BMW-sourced diesel engine.The Japanese automaker, which is the world’s No. 1 seller of gasoline-electric hybrids, is strengthening its diesel offerings in the region where about half of new vehicles sold are diesels.
WSU researcher creates cooking-oil based bio-asphalt
Haifang Wen, assistant professor of Civil Engineering in the Washington State University (WSU) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has developed a technology to substitute restaurant cooking oil for the crude oil used traditionally in the production of asphalt, creating a sustainable bioasphalt that looks and handles just like its petroleum-based counterpart.
