CO2 reduction: is increasing the diesel share the way to go?
conference paper
Different scenarios have been compared for the future reduction of CO2-emission under real-world driving conditions. A significant shift towards diesel appears hardly to benefit the CO2 but would carry a real NOx penalty. Introduction of DI petrol engines and a shift towards gaseous fuels for s.i. engines would have similar results for CO2, without this NOx penalty. Even so the possible gains are limited. The most effective way to obtain significant CO2 reductions for the EU car fleet in the longer term seems to be an all-out approach towards more fuel efficient vehicles in combination with innovative technologies. It is the aim of this paper to enable a more soundly based decision making.
TNO Identifier
362518
Article nr.
Paper C529/012/98
Source title
IMechE Conference on Combustion Engines and Hybrid Vehicles, 28-29 April, 1998, London, UK
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