EURO-7 is HOT in ‘25: COOL to see the difference between petrol particulate filters and diesel particulate filters, explained by NRF e-Mobility.
With the recently announced Euro-7 standards for 2025, combustion engines for petrol will need particulate filters, as was already the case for diesels (with Euro-6). Motorists and manufacturers can avoid fines and penalties by applying clean filtration.
Main goal: capture and remove pollutants from the air to reduce air pollution and improve air quality in urban locations. But there are differences: between petrol and diesel solutions here:
Application of materials in filtration
Diesel exhaust gases generate soot particles that are denser and larger than in petrol exhaust gases. Petrol filters must be able to capture smaller particles, such as carbon and other fine harmless particles.
This is why diesel particulate filters are made of ceramic and petrol particulate filters are made of porous glass fibers with metal parts.
Maintenance
Diesel particle filters require more frequent maintenance than petrol particle filters. With diesel, the ‘soot’ particles trapped in the filter will clog the filter faster, resulting in poorer performance or even engine damage. In comparison, petrol particulate filters last longer before requiring additional cleaning and maintenance.
EURO-7 will show economic advantages for electric driving.
The use of particulate filters involves higher costs. EVs and FCEV’s do not have this additional technology and therefore have a relative economic advantage over internal combustion engine cars.
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