Ecological engine for the year 2000

1999/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Patenteak/Asmakizunak

The automotive group PSA, which groups the companies Peugeot and Citröen, has announced the construction of a new ecological engine for the year 2000. The new engine is able to retain more pollutants thanks to a particle filtration system, and will be used in a new model in the extraction phase.

The engine is from the HDI family, high-pressure direct injection diesel, and will emit less pollutants than the conventional diesel engine: 20% less CO2, 40% less CO and 50% less hydrocarbons. The new particle filtering system, called FAP, has taken 18 months to fully develop. The main feature of this system is the combustion of particles that have been stuck occasionally to recover the filter. 1.