powertrain engineering
faces, and to tackle it global CO2 and greenhouse gas
(GHG) legislation is getting tougher. For the makers of
commercial vehicles, the challenge of delivering performance
In the European Union, commercial vehicle fleets will
be required to meet a 15 % reduction in CO2 by 2025
and 30 % by 2030. Throughout 2019 and 2020 OEMs’
current commercial vehicle fleets are being monitored to
define the baseline of CO2 output for each OEM. Those
which don’t meet their legal obligations will be fined for
every gCO2/t-km their fleets overshoot the target.
LEGISLATION-DRIVEN INNOVATION
In Europe diesel currently has a 99 % penetration rate
for commercial vehicle applications, due to cost considerations,
over the past century the infrastructure for diesel has
grown, and the driving ranges it offers set the benchmark
that a competitor fuel would have to tackle to achieve
market acceptance.
However, as legislation becomes more stringent, commercial
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Global warming is one of the biggest threats the world
while increasing efficiency and reducing fuel consumption
and CO2 emissions is perhaps the greatest.
driving range and refueling speed. Furthermore,
vehicles are looking for alternatives to achieve
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