SHELL ’ S CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE PERFORMANCE DRIVE
Latest equipment design issues With emissions-related legislation in place , OEMs are now developing designs that will be implemented across various markets from 2014 to 2019 . Below are some of the current issues OEMs face .
One of the most frequentlyexperienced challenges is improving engine operating conditions by bringing the engine speed or load conditions to its optimum at all times .
This helps manage fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions as new legislation related to this aspect might be introduced in future .
Secondly , manufacturers are looking for solutions to reduce heat-emissions engine-out . It is an important reason to rely on SCR technology as much as possible and reduce the EGR rate to the minimum because EGR increases heat emissions considerably .
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