Detroit Diesel Passes 7M Mile Mark with BlueTec SCR Testing

11 November 2008

Detroit Diesel Corporation has logged more than seven million miles of demonstrated testing on its BlueTec Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology. Detroit Diesel selected BlueTec SCR in 2005 to meet the upcoming stringent EPA 2010 emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks.

BlueTec SCR will incorporate enhanced performance of Detroit Diesel’s recently introduced DD15 and DD13 engines, the already proven ACRS common rail fuel system, a diesel particulate filter already in use today, as well as a new SCR NO_x aftertreatment system that utilizes diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), commonly known as urea.

Detroit Diesel’s validation testing will continue to log millions of miles prior to production launch in January 2010. Detroit Diesel has also conducted several rounds of vehicle validation testing under extreme operating and environmental conditions that may be experienced by the end-user, such as below-zero winter conditions in northern climates, as well as temperatures above 120 degrees (F) in the desert regions of Arizona, Nevada and California.

Detroit Diesel is a Daimler company.