What is a diesel particulate filter (DPF)?
If you own a diesel-powered vehicle there’s a good chance it’s equipped with a diesel particulate filter (DPF), read our guide to learn more about what it is and what it does.
What is AdBlue and why do you need to know?
As emissions controls became stricter in Europe, car makers with diesel vehicles needed a way of cleaning up nitrogen oxide emissions. Diesel Exhaust Fluid (AdBlue) was born.
Ford 2.0L diesel affected by faulty fuel injectors
Ford Australia has pulled some of its 2.0-litre diesel vehicles from sale due to a batch of faulty fuel injectors.
Diesel not dead, says Bosch, debuts drastically reduced NOx emissions technology
Bosch has revealed its new diesel technology which reduces NOx emissions to 10 times lower than 2020 limits without affecting power, fuel consumption or cost.
France to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040
France has announced it will ban the sale of both petrol and diesel cars by 2040 to meet its commitments to the Paris Climate Accord.
All About AdBlue, Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
More and more 4X4s have AdBlue fitted, so it’s time to learn more about it. BEFORE WE GET INTO ADBLUE, a bit of background. Diesel is dying. Yes, the fuel us offroaders swear by, the one we have paid thousands of dollars for over petrol, is on the way out.
Diesel is dead… very nearly
Very few people in Australia have realised that by 2025 you won’t be able to drive a diesel car in Paris, Athens, Madrid or Mexico City…
Setting up for the snow, or how to operate your car in cold weather
It’s winter time, and you want to get out into the snow! Or maybe you’re just worried about how your car will handle cold morning starts. Here’s how to operate your car in cold weather.
French government tests confirm environmental performance of Peugeot 208 and 508
Tests by the French Government have confirmed emissions performance results published by Peugeot for its 208 and 508 vehicles.
Peugeot, Citroen and Renault cleared in VW-esque vehicle emissions probe
French car makers, Peugeot, Citroen and Renault have been cleared after investigators inspected facilities to look into their vehicle emissions technology.
Air Resources Board rejects Volkswagen 2.0L diesel emissions recall plan
Volkswagen’s proposed fix for vehicles with diesel engines containing ‘defeat device’ software has been rejected by the Air Resources Board in California.
VW says trying to meet “impossible” US NOx emissions is to blame for #dieselgate
VW chairman, Hans Dieter Poesch, has said that VW boffins installed illegal software on its EA189 diesel engines after it couldn’t meet US NOx emissions regulations legally.
Toyota Prius C Vs Hyundai i30: Diesel vs hybrid – which is more fuel efficient?
If you really want to save fuel which is best, petrol/electric hybrid or turbo-diesel? We compare the 2015 Toyota Prius C and 2015 Hyundai i30.
Carmakers begin to distance themselves from #dieselgate
If Volkswagen used defeat devices to pass emissions tests, maybe others did too? or maybe not, as car makers start to deny using special systems…
Are diesel cars being unfairly demonised?
Car makers in the UK are moving to stem the demonisation of diesel cars as dirty, but experts say they’re ‘greenwashing’ the figures.
