To that end, the agency has decided to launch a testing program for renewable fuels, under the Renewable Fuel Standard program name, which will try and figure out the emission levels that come from vehicles which use renewable fuels, for both cold-temperature and high-temperature conditions.
AVL, one of the biggest players in the testing and development of new powertrains, has been chosen by the EPA to provide the iGeneration technology to the EPA Laboratory. Using the iGeneration, EPA will be testing the vehicles in conditions that range from 20 degrees F to 100 degrees F.
"This decision by the EPA provides the industry with the recognition of a credible and viable alternative emission instrumentation supplier long needed in the market," said Frank Commiskey, AVL's director of Business Development for Emission Products. "We are excited to be part of this groundbreaking initiative."
The substances that will be tested include pretty much all types of renewable fuels, including gasoline, alcohol and other oxygenated fuels, gaseous fuels and diesel or bio-diesel fuel. The results will be used by the EPA for its future regulations and recommendations.
"It is significant that the EPA has established AVL's iGeneration Emission Systems as a new standard for the automotive industry in emissions testing," said Greg Hopton, AVL Test Systems president. "Especially in light of the extreme pressure OEMs are under to meet aggressive, new, federally mandated emissions and guidelines."
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