FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 18, 2006
(Auburn Hills, MI) -- Leading global powertrain supplier BorgWarner Inc. and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced a partnership to develop advanced air management technologies that will enable the automotive and trucking industries to utilize EPA's Clean Diesel Combustion (CDC) and High-Efficiency Gasoline combustion technologies.
The partnership is particularly focused on technologies that lead to products that improve efficiency with lower emissions and have the best potential for commercialization. The collaboration was announced during a ceremony today at the BorgWarner Powertrain Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Broad industry interest in EPA's Clean Diesel Combustion has accelerated the need for more advanced air-boosting systems than are available for today's diesel.
U.S. Congressman Joe Knollenberg emphasized that successful commercialization of the advanced turbochargers and air management technologies that form the basis of the partnership will put more clean-diesel vehicles on America's highways.
Allen Schaeffer, Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum, said that the next generation of clean diesel engines are extremely attractive technologies to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and to reduce emission of greenhouse gases.
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