DETROIT, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Detroit Diesel Corporation today
announced that it has performed the first in-use emissions test on its
Series 60(R) heavy-duty diesel engine. Results from the tests indicate that
the engine is in good standing with the EPA standards.
"Our testing really demonstrates that Detroit Diesel is ahead of the
curve when it comes to complying with the regulations and our working
relationship with the EPA and the California Air Resources Board," said
Glenn Lysinger, Detroit Diesel Corporation's Chief Compliance Officer. "Our
engineering team is to be commended for the great efforts it has made to
ensure these engines would remain compliant throughout their useful life."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates emissions
standards must be demonstrated over the useful life of the engine, which is
435,000 miles for heavy-duty diesel engines.
Detroit Diesel recently worked with an in-service truck and driver to
evaluate the in-use emissions coming from a 2004 Series 60 engine. Using a
portable emissions measurement system (PEMS) installed onboard the vehicle,
the test demonstrates diesel emission standards are met under real-world
driving conditions. During the testing, a Detroit Diesel engineer measured
gaseous exhaust emissions while the customer driver drove his normally
scheduled delivery route. The EPA mandated in-use emissions testing
requirements include a pilot phase of testing followed by a compliance
phase beginning in 2007 for on-highway engines.
According to Lysinger, test results showed that the engine, which had
accumulated more than 360,000 miles before the testing was conducted, was
still well within the Federal regulations, and required no preparation
prior to testing outside of its regularly scheduled maintenance.
"Under the voluntary phase of this testing, we report these test
results to the EPA to demonstrate our compliance," concluded Lysinger. "We
continue to work with the Engine Manufacturers Association, the EPA and the
California Air Resources Board in developing in-use emissions test
methods."
Detroit Diesel Corporation is a leading manufacturer of on-highway
heavy-duty diesel engines for the commercial truck market. The company
offers a complete line of engines from 170 to 515 horsepower for the
on-highway and vocational markets. Through its facility in Detroit,
Michigan, Detroit Diesel is engaged in the design, manufacture, sale and
service of these products, in addition to supporting alternative and hybrid
engine strategies for the commercial truck marketplace. Detroit Diesel is a
subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, a part of the DaimlerChrysler Truck Group
and an affiliate company of Freightliner LLC.
SOURCE Detroit Diesel Corporation
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CONTACT:
Liane Bilicki of Detroit Diesel Corporation,
+1-313-592-5266, liane.bilicki@detroitdiesel.com
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