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Table 3 Vehicle tailpipe emissions, Ford Focus, Euro 6, in gasoline, diesel and LPG bi-fuel

From: Cars and ground-level ozone: how do fuels compare?

 

Vehicle dimensions

Pollutant emissionsa

Power

Displ.

Weight

CO

THC

CH 4

NMHC

NOx

PM

PN

CO 2 combi

Units

kW

CC

kg

mg/km

mg/km

mg/km

mg/km

mg/km

mg/km

Number of particles

g/km

Gasoline-LPG Euro 6 limit

   

1000

100

32

68

60

5

6 × 1011

NA

Diesel Euro 6 limit

   

500

HC + Nox 170

NA

NA

80

DI only 5

6 × 1011

NA

Fuel

 Gasoline

91

1′596

1′826

526.9

53.5

5.5

47.9

26.5

0.0000

0.000

141.5

 Diesel

88

1′499

1′900

343.3

35.6

NA

NA

60.2

0.5381

1.127 × 1011

104.1

 LPG

88

1′596

1830

651.3

46.2

4.2

42.0

19.3

0.0000

0.000

123.0

  1. THC = total hydrocarbons. NMHC = non-methane hydrocarbons. CO2 combi is the carbon dioxide emission for rural and urban driving combined
  2. aParticles (PM and PN) and carbon dioxide are not ozone precursors. KBA reports these emissions, which are likely to be of interest to some readers