VW Shows Why Diesel Engines are Now Cleaner Than Ever

VW Shows Why Diesel Engines are Now Cleaner Than Ever

VW’s TDI is back

Do you want to give Volkswagen’s TDI Diesel engines another chance? Volkswagen believes so, as they now have a new TDI engine that they claim is cleaner than ever. VW’s cleanest diesel is now possible thanks to an innovative combination of ammonia injection and catalytic converters.
Many speculated that VW would abandon the diesel engine after its diesel emissions cheating scandal, known as dieselgate. Even though VW has invested a lot of its financial resources in the development of electric cars, VW intends to continue to produce gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles alongside its electrified vehicles for many years.
VW has just unveiled the EA 288 EVO diesel engine, to showcase their Twin-Dosing Technology. VW has created an animated video to explain the new system. The EA 288 EVO features two catalytic converts with their own Ammonia injection systems. This is necessary to reduce Nitrogen Oxide emissions, which was the main cause of the dieselgate scandal.

VW claims that the Twin-Dosing system reduces NOx emissions up to 80 percent, which results in a cleaner engine. VW explains this system in a press release. “A metering module injects substance into exhaust gas upstream the relevant SCR catalyst as AdBlue. The solution evaporates here and the reducing agent (urea), is broken down. This then reacts with steam to create ammonia. The ammonia reacts with the nitrogen oxides in the catalytic converter to create water and harmless nitrogen.

VW Shows Why Diesel Engines are Now Cleaner Than Ever

VW believes that the EA 288 EVO engine is going to offer customers all the benefits of the TDI engines without the harmful emissions. Markus Kohne, Head Diesel Engine Development, says: “The innovative twin dosing technology that we have developed means our diesel engines are substantially below current limits, and in fact, well below future limits under the Euro 6d emissions standard in many measurements done by independent institutes. They are also extremely efficient and powerful, and produce a lot of torque. This makes them a better choice for the environment. This is something we are very proud of.

Do you want to give VW’s TDI engines another chance at life?