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In order
to be wholly effective, BLUETEC technology for passenger cars and light trucks
requires low-sulfur diesel fuel with a sulfur content below 15
ppm
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BLUETEC – the technology for the cleanest dieselThe E 320 BLUETEC and the Vision GL 320 BLUETEC on display at the Detroit Motor Show 2006 mark the start of a unique Mercedes-Benz initiative:
In order to be wholly effective, BLUETEC technology for passenger cars and light trucks requires low-sulfur diesel fuel with a sulfur content below 15 ppm. This clean fuel – already widely available across Europe and obtainable in the US from autumn 2006 – facilitates lower emissions from all diesel engines currently on the market and thus plays an important part in cutting emission levels in general.
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leading-edge BLUETEC technology makes the diesel
powertrain in every vehicle category the cleanest diesel in the world.
Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles are renowned for their exceptional
torque and pulling power, economical performance and impressive operating
range. All of which adds up to a custom-designed powertrain which will be
available to customers in the US beginning in 2006. By introducing the innovative
modular BLUETEC technology package, Mercedes-Benz has transformed the diesel
engine into a powertrain with the potential to comply with the most stringent
of emission standards anywhere - in all 50 US states and world-wide. A vision
has therefore become reality as the extremely economical Mercedes-Benz CDI
models are the cleanest diesels in the world in every category and consume
between 20 to 40 percent less fuel than their gasoline counterparts. Both
the E 320 BLUETEC (expected 35 mpg or 6,7 l/100 km) and the Vision GL 320
BLUETEC (expected 25 mpg or 9.4 l/100 km) will be easily the most economical
vehicles in their respective categories in the US. Diesel vehicles play a
key role in reducing both fuel consumption and the dependence on oil imports.
The main reason why Mercedes-Benz diesels have enjoyed such success since
their reintroduction in the US in 2004 is their impressive economic efficiency
and performance.
BLUETEC is a modular concept, which combines various
closely coordinated technologies aimed at minimizing emissions. The result
is a gradual and effective, care-fully measured minimization of all relevant
emission constituents. Passenger cars equipped with this technology incorporate
an oxidizing catalytic converter and a particulate filter as well as effective
"DeNOx" (nitrogen oxide-reducing) systems. Here the so-called BLUETEC technology
is utilized. In each case, it is the individual vehicle concept and the specific
market conditions determine whether an advanced DeNOx-storage catalytic converter
is used or an AdBlue injection system. Whichever of these engineering solutions
is implemented, one thing is for sure: BLUETEC makes the diesel drive system
in every vehicle category the cleanest diesel in the world.