Volvo Powertrain’s emissions technology for EPA2010 does more than cut emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) to near-zero levels.  Using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to reduce NOx, Volvo improved fuel economy and reduced emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2.  

This fights global warming and reduces dependence on imported petroleum.  SCR also helps eliminate active regenerations of the diesel particulate filter (DPF), which saves additional fuel.

 

“Our customers have complete confidence in our engines and SCR technology,” Peter Karlsten, President and CEO, Volvo Powertrain said.  “In these challenging times, our customers need very reliable, productive and efficient products, and that is what Volvo Powertrain’s experience and capability delivered for 2010.”

 

“This is a major achievement of two and a half years of extreme dedication from our organization, and in particular Product Development,” said Carlos Hungria, Senior Vice President, Volvo Powertrain North America (VPT NA), located in Hagerstown, MD.

 

EPA’s certification of our engines is a crucial milestone in Volvo Powertrain’s journey to producing the cleanest diesel engines in the world. We are already building EPA2010 engines and are fully on track for large-scale production next year, which will help make the air cleaner, use fuel more efficiently and save money for our customers.

 

Douglas Nakano, Vice President Product Development, VPT NA, commented: “Volvo Powertrain has made tremendous efforts globally to overcome technical challenges to comply with the most stringent heavy-duty engine emission standards in the world while improving reliability and the already market leading performance and fuel economy. We have leveraged the global Volvo strengths and competences to deliver the most advanced technology product in the Heavy Duty Engine Platform (HDEP).”