August 13, 2013

Continental’s Electric Vacuum Pump Reduces Vehicle Carbon-Dioxide Emissions



* “Vacuum on Demand” - electric vacuum pump (EVP) helps reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from conventional internal-combustion engines.
* EVP can eliminate between 1.4 and 1.8 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer more than mechanical vacuum pumps.

Going green is the hot topic in the automotive industry. The European Union (EU) intends to impose strict limitations in order to significantly reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from automobiles. Starting in 2015, the EU-wide fleet limit for new vehicles will gradually drop from 130 grams of CO2 per kilometer to 95 grams of CO2 by 2020. Constant refinement of technologies and materials are the only way to meet this challenge. International automotive supplier Continental’s light but powerful plastic electric vacuum pump (EVP) offers a solution for reducing emissions.