Euro 6 Launch
29th March 2012: Cummins announced its technology path to move its renowned ISB 4 and 6 cylinder products to Euro VI emissions regulations in 2013. The engines will use a combination of cooled exhaust gas re-circulation (EGR) and variable geometry turbocharging (VGT) on the engine allied to a new aftertreatment system incorporating particulate filtration (DPF) with selective catalytic reduction (SCR).
Neil Pattison, Director - Automotive Engine Business for Europe, Middle East and Africa,
said: “For medium duty truck and bus use, the near-zero levels of emissions legislated at Euro VI mean that the majority of manufacturers will no longer have a choice of which technology to adopt. They will need to use all of them. However, the way in.which OEMs balance these technologies in their emissions ‘recipe’ will have a major impact on the end product.”
Cummins technology choice is the result of one of the most comprehensive development projects undertaken at its European...
