2020 Diesel Outlook: Off and Running

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January 28, 2020

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(Diesel Technology Forum) …- Before the end of the new decade, more efficient commercial vehicles will have eliminated 1.3 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and the majority of these benefits will be delivered by diesel technology. – The ability to use advanced biofuels in diverse existing vehicle and equipment populations is a key asset for diesel technology in the sustainable future.

With 2020, a new decade begins, and from this vantage point, a year where major developments are happening in the diesel fuels, engine and equipment sectors. These include diesel technology set to get even cleaner, a global transition to cleaner distillate shipping fuels is in place, more fuel-efficient diesel pickup truck and SUV choices have been announced for consumers in North America, growing adoption of new technology diesel engines in construction, farm, industrial, rail and marine applications, and the use of renewable biodiesel fuels growing to boost the future for diesel technology.

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Advanced renewable biofuels use grows in public and private fleets. Highlighting the key capabilities of diesel engines, the interest and use of blends of biodiesel and drop-in replacement low-carbon advanced biofuels is growing outside of California where the low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) has introduced large scale quantities of advanced renewable biodiesel fuels in recent years. The ability to use advanced biofuels in diverse existing vehicle and equipment populations is a key asset for diesel technology in the sustainable future. Neste and Renewable Energy Group (REG) are leaders in producing and integrating these proven fuels into the U.S. market. READ MORE

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