- Fuel savings of up to 3% reduced operating costs and CO 2 emissions
- Modern and clean internal combustion engine in the heavy truck for some time without alternative
- Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks: “Our aim is to help shape the future of road transport. The latest generation of our successful engine OM 471 provides the proof. Because of its higher efficiency of up to 3% will benefit our customers and the environment.”
World Premiere in the German capital: As part of its event “Shaping Future Transportation 2015 – Campus Efficiency” Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its latest truck engine in Berlin on Friday. The latest generation of heavy-duty truck engine OM 471 is a masterpiece of engineering. The engine saves compared to its predecessor by up to 3% fuel, thus reducing operating costs while reducing CO 2 emissions. In order to benefit truck customers and the environment alike the youngest member of the truck engine development at Mercedes-Benz.
The engine OM 471 is part of the most successful platform for heavy trucks engines from Daimler Trucks. The world’s cleanest and most advanced engine platform meets both the stringent emissions standards in Europe, North America and Japan. Because the engines operate in both the heavy-duty trucks from Mercedes-Benz as well as in the trucks from Freightliner and Western Star in North America and Fuso in Asia. So far, these heavy-duty truck engines were installed about 250,000 times worldwide, including more than 100,000 times in Mercedes-Benz trucks. For the development of the engine platform has Mercedes-Benz trucks 60 million. Euro invested.
These Stefan Buchner, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks: “Our aim is to help shape the future of road transport. The latest generation of our successful engine OM 471 provides the proof. Because of its higher efficiency of up to 3% fuel economy benefit our customers and the environment.”
The efficiency progress results from several internal engine changes. Improvements in fuel injection, a higher compression ratio, a new turbocharger and a reduced rate of exhaust gas recirculation ensure the reduction of fuel consumption. In average use with a mileage of 130,000 km / year a Mercedes-Benz Actros consumed with the new engine in about 1,100 fewer liters of diesel and comes about three metric tons less CO 2 from.
Efficiency is a key component of the strategy of Daimler Trucks and Mercedes-Benz trucks; it defines the role of the company as a technology leader in the industry, along with security and networking. The fuel efficiency of a vehicle is essential purchase criterion for customers, which account for diesel but 30% of total operating costs of a truck. Lower fuel consumption also means lower CO 2 emissions. Efficiency progress thus bring economic and ecological goals into harmony.
Mercedes-Benz trucks set at efficiency has always set standards
The fuel consumption of trucks per tonne kilometer fell by 60% since 1965 – at the same time six new emissions standards have been implemented and the engines becoming cleaner. The modern truck engines from Mercedes-Benz with the Euro VI emissions are now so clean that particulate emissions can be measured any more. Mercedes-Benz was always a pioneer and leader effectiveness. So the engine OM 346 reached the mid-60s by switching to direct a fuel saving of up to 25%. The most recent milestone of the new heavy-duty truck Mercedes-Benz Actros 2011 was equipped with the six-cylinder OM 471 Euro VI. This fulfilled Mercedes-Benz trucks very early in 2014 inter-emission standard and decreased the fuel consumption by up to 5% already.
Europe-wide launch of the latest generation of the OM 471 is der6. Of July. Then the driver of the Mercedes-Benz Actros is available for purchase. Deliveries of the vehicles start in October. As of August 2015, the new engine in Europe also the coaches of the Setra TopClass-drives as standard and is also available for purchase for the Setra ComfortClass buses and the Mercedes-Benz Travego.
Integrated approach for higher transport efficiency necessary
Motorenbestleistungen as the OM 471 are just one element of a holistic paradigm for further improvement of transport efficiency in road transport. Other aspects such as the aerodynamics of semi-trailers, alternative fuels, the transport control or a more appropriate development of transport infrastructure must be part of an integrated approach to the fuel consumption and thus CO 2 significantly reduce emissions further.
Data from the presented by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association ACEA IAA 2014 international study by the independent Belgian Institute of Transport Research Transport & Mobility Leuven (TML) to show the potential of this integrated approach for the period 2014 to 2020: So could by on-board activities of the entire fleet across the CO 2 emissions are reduced by an additional 6%. Other 2.5% could be saved by alternative fuels. More efficient transport processes would bring a further reduction of 13%. This could be from 2014 to 2020 caused by the road transport CO 2 reduce emissions by more than 20%, ie by 3.5% per year.
“To optimize the combustion drive on and on, is important but not enough. We need to move from a pure Neufahrzeug approach ‘to a fully integrated approach. Thus, the annual CO were 2 emission savings our industry more than doubled. This makes it possible TCO and CO 2 emissions effectively reduce further clearly, “says Buchner.
