Driver ignorance could push petrol back up the fleet agenda if problems persist with diesel particulate filters (DPFs). Car manufacturers say the only issue with DPF technology is that if a vehicle’s ...

Mercedes-Benz says it will equip particulate filters not only on vehicles powered by diesel engines, but those that use gasoline as well. The move applies for now only to the European market, which ...

The GM Duramax 3.0L LZ0 engine relies on a Diesel Particulate Filter, or DPF, to reduce emissions. Now, we're taking a closer ...

Diesel particulate filters are one of the major additions to exhaust systems in recent years, and they are a blessing and a curse. Used since 2007 to meet EPA regulations, DPFs strip soot and ash from ...

In a court settlement with the EPA, Edge Products, a manufacturer of electronic power modules for diesel engines, has agreed to pay a $500,000 fine for manufacturing and selling electronic devices ...

One of the prominent by-products of diesel combustion is particulate matter, which consists primarily of soot formed by unburned fuel. This soot, along with other particulate matter and combustion ...

The Volkswagen Group may be focused on going electric, but that doesn’t mean it’s abandoning internal combustion engines, especially if it can cut back on emissions. VW announced a new particulate ...

Cobus has never been able to keep his car opinions to himself and at age 12, he expressed them in no uncertain terms to a certain motoring magazine’s editor. It was the first of many times he would be ...

With growing concerns about NOx and particulate matter (PM) emissions from diesel engines, stricter regulations are being implemented which require advanced emission control technology. This paper ...

The particulate filter is pretty much mandatory in diesel cars these days. Its association with diesel-powered cars brought it the handle DPF, which stands for diesel particulate filter. Now, though, ...