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- Quixote Group Kim Doran, 336-605-0363; kdoran@quixotegroup.com As part of a massive nationwide and cross-functional effort to increase fuel efficiency and reduce harmful vehicle emissions, executives from leading car, truck and engine manufacturers, diesel exhaust fluid producers, fuel retailers, and distributors and dispensing equipment suppliers met with members of trade associations and governing agencies at meetings held in
concert with the Department of Energy's Diesel Engine-Efficiency and Emissions Research (DEER) Conference in Dearborn, Michigan last week to plan for the rollout of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology in diesel-powered passenger cars and light, medium and heavy duty trucks.
Key to that rollout is the development of a distribution and retail infrastructure to support the availability of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), a fluid that enables SCR systems in vehicles to operate. Participants say outcomes of this cross-functional commitment will be a nationwide infrastructure that supports product availability and assures the quality of diesel exhaust fluid for passenger cars and light trucks introduced in 2008/2009 as well as for medium and heavy duty trucks using SCR technology to meet new Environmental Protection Agency emissions standard requirements set for 2010.
One of the only emissions control technologies that can reduce harmful NOx emissions while increasing fuel economy, SCR is one of the most promising technologies to deliver clean, fuel-efficient and environmentally-compliant diesel power for cars and commercial trucks. By optimizing fuel efficiency, SCR improves engine performance while reducing emissions to near-zero levels. SCR-equipped vehicles require only the addition of small quantities of the separate diesel exhaust fluid to reduce exhaust to harmless levels of nitrogen and water. In addition to improved air quality and benefits to public health, SCR-equipped vehicles offer significant fuel savings for vehicle owners and operators, reducing U.S. dependence on foreign sources of oil.
The SCR Stakeholder Group represents nearly 200 public and private organizations. Participants include government agencies (U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), automotive and heavy-duty engine and truck manufacturers and trade associations, fuel retailers and truck stop trade associations, chemical and oil companies, diesel exhaust fluid producers, distributors and dispensing equipment manufacturers. Recognizing SCR to be one of the most fuel efficient and effective emissions technologies available, objectives for the SCR Stakeholders Group are:
To exchange information with the U.S. government and other potential stakeholders on the potential market and need for SCR technology and diesel exhaust fluid availability.
To engage potential providers and distributors of diesel exhaust fluid and determine the conditions necessary for provision of retail availability before a profitable market exists.
To consider effective education tools and outreach to consumers and commercial markets about diesel exhaust fluid, its use and availability.
North American SCR Stakeholders Group
Participating Organizations
August 2008
AGCO Parts Division
Agriliance
Agrium
AirBlueFluids, Inc.
Alliance
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
AluMag Automotive LLC
American Automobile Association
American Petroleum Institute
American Trucking Associations (ATA)
Ashland/Valvoline
Association of International Automobile Manufacturers
Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association
Automotive Association of America (AAA)
Balcrank Products Inc.
Benecor
Blue1
BMW of North America, Inc.
BP America
Brenntag North America
Caterpillar
Cervantes-Delgado Inc.
CF Industries Inc.
Chevron
Chrysler LLC
CHS Inc
Clean Emission Fluids
Colonial Chemical
ConocoPhillips
Cummins Inc.
Daimler AG
Daimler Trucks North America
Dale Kardos & Associates, LLC
Detroit Diesel Corporation
Diesel Technology Forum
Dresser Wayne
Dureal
Dyno Nobel
Engine Manufacturers Association
Excelda
ExxonMobil
EZ Fuel
Flying J Travel Plazas
Ford Motor Company
Freightliner Trucks
Garden State Analytix
General Motors Corporation
Gilbarco Veeder-Root, Inc.
Greenchem-Adblue
Hino Motors Ltd.
Hino Motors Sales, U.S.A, Inc.
Honda
Honda North America Inc
Industrial Solution Services, Inc.
Integer Research
International Truck & Engine Co.
Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America, Inc.
Isuzu Motors Limited
John Deere
Kelley Drye Collier Shannon (representing PMAA)
Koch Industries
Koch Nitrogen - Industrial Marketing
Kruse KG
Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores
Mack Trucks, Inc.
Magna Steyr
Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association
Mazda North American Operations
Mercedes-Benz USA (Cars)
Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
National Association of Convenience Stores
National Association of Truck Stop Owners
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
New England Fuel Institute
Nissan
Oscar W. Larson Company
PACCAR
Petroleum Marketers of America Association (PMAA)
Petro Stopping Centers
Pilot Travel Centers
Porsche Cars of North America, Inc.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
Quixote Group
Rehau
Renault
Robert Bosch LLC
R. W. Mercer Company
Ryder System, Inc.
Shell
Shell Europe
Shell Lubricants - Fast Lubes
SKF
Society of Independent Gas Marketers of America (SIGMA)
Subaru of America, Inc.
Terra Industries Inc.
The Andersons, Inc.
The Fertilizer Institute
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
Toyota Technical Center USA, Inc.
Travel Centers of America
Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Valvoline
Venture Point Research
Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Volvo Mack
Volvo Powertrain
Volvo Trucks North America
Yara International ASA
KEYWORDS: diesel exhaust fluid emissions scr
¶ Diesel Exhaust Fluid-Enabled Fuel Efficient, Reduced Emissions,
SCR-Equipped, Diesel-Powered Cars & Light Trucks Roll Out Beginning in
2008, Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks to Follow for 2010
