Global Legislation Framework: ICE Emission / CO2 / fuels / GHG Impact / Air Quality Impact (US/Europe/China)
Today, we are on our journey toward a global net zero CO2 objective and still pursuing improvement in air quality. This dual endeavor is progressed through an evolving framework of global legislation and guidelines. Legislative milestones were recently reached; others will come soon, and reviews are in scope. Our session will provide insight into the implications of global legislation for strategy decisions in a changing landscape for fuel and powertrain choices, CO2 reduction, and pollutant emissions control.

Electrification (including batteries, fuel cells)
The electric propulsion system is, by far, the most energy efficient propulsion system available with energy conversions well over 90%. But as everyone knows, it is rather energy density and consequently battery or fuel cell packaging volume and weight that sets the boundaries for vehicle range and load capacity. As a results, the challenge on the propulsion system being and eAxle or other topologies, is to minimize weight and volume while meeting performance demands. From a vehicle perspective, this gives new installation optimization challenges where sub-systems improves and matures fast but inconsistently. This session will discuss the vehicle architecture transformation and the evolutions of the sub-systems that it consists of but also the global challenges in supporting the necessary change.

Aftertreatment for IC Engine, Hydrogen ICE
Exhaust aftertreatment systems for internal combustion engines have been advanced throughout the past years contributing significantly to a clean transportation. Highly efficient catalysts and continuously improved particulate filter technologies are the baseline to guarantee lowest tailpipe exhaust emission. With more stringent emission legislations like Euro7, EPA27, Tier5 or China7 further developments are required by introducing improved catalyst designs, dual-stage urea dosing or integrated components. The introduction of hydrogen combustion engines will trigger further aftertreatment challenges and developments establishing a future zero impact emission vehicle operation. This session will discuss the latest trends and developments for advanced exhaust aftertreatment systems and technologies which are an inevitable part of future clean transportation.

Renewable Fuels
Even the more positive scenarios for electrification of HD transport are still not enough to reach the greenhouse gas emission cuts needed in transport. It’s clear that multiple solutions are needed and that Renewable fuels will play a key role. Several options already exist and are being expanded at a rapid pace such as HVO (Renewable Diesel), Biogas and Biodiesel. On top of this, new solutions like renewable H2 and eFuels, new raw materials, and new production technologies are emerging that will help the expansion further. Legislation and the shift to looking at a solution's total emissions will play a key role in this transition.