Carbon Regulations Drive New Diesel Engine Lubricant Standards
Engine manufacturers, the oil industry and engine lubricant makers are developing a new category of oils for diesel engines to help meet tomorrow's emission and fuel economy standards.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced in August 2011 that they will begin regulating in 2016 fuel economy and greenhouse-gas emissions for on-road trucks. The new rules were the culmination of a May 2010 presidential memorandum calling for the first-ever regulation of on-road greenhouse-gas emissions, including CO2.