Plastic Omnium has secured the first contract to mass-produce its water injection system for an unnamed European carmaker.
Water injection technology reduces the emissions of gasoline combustion engines.
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Water is injected into the combustion chamber to cool the air-fuel mixture, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 15% maintains Plastic Omnium, while improving engine efficiency and performance by 10%.
Plastic Omnium’s water injection solution, originating in the Group’s SCR emissions control for diesel engines, is a system made up of the tank, gauge-pump module and control electronics, which manage the system, interacting with the engine.
Some 58 patents have been taken out on the technology.
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