We're prepared to usher in America's clean diesel era. Our new Power Stroke® engine is our cleanest, quietest pickup diesel ever — with particulate emissions equivalent to a gasoline engine.
Cleaner and More Powerful
The all-new Power Stroke diesel engine will displace 6.4-liters, which is an increase in displacement from the current 6.0-liter V-8. It'd be the first pickup engine in North America to use a high-precision, high-pressure, common-rail fuel injection system featuring piezo-electric injectors. These advanced injectors allow ultra precise timing of fuel injection for quietness and better emissions.
The new 6.4-liter Power Stroke features advanced emissions equipment, including a new diesel particulate filter that scrubs black smoke from exhaust gases and periodically cleans itself via advanced engine controls.
Diesels: The Most Capable Trucks
Diesel engines have become the powertrain of choice for heavy-duty pickup truck buyers in the United States because they provide more torque for maximum towing and hauling.
The diesel engine's torque advantage comes, in part, because the fuel is ignited with compression — the piston's compression stroke is so intense that the fuel combusts spontaneously. The process is far more efficient than igniting fuel with spark plugs, as in gasoline engines.
Diesels Reduce CO2 Emissions
Since diesel engines are able to extract more energy from a given quantity of fuel, they can also help reduce CO2 emissions through improved fuel economy.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that a 30 percent penetration of clean diesel technology in the U.S. passenger vehicle market by 2020 would reduce net crude oil imports by 350,000 barrels per day.
America's Diesel Revolution Begins
Helping to fuel future growth in the United States are new low-sulfur fuels that make diesels cleaner to operate. The new fuel will contain 97 percent less sulfur than conventional diesel.
Compared with the diesel engines of 10 years ago, today's diesels have 80 percent lower particulate emissions, 70 percent lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and 15 percent improved fuel consumption, according to the Diesel Technology Forum.
The U.S. EPA estimates that emissions of particulate matter will be further reduced by 250,000 tons per year, and emissions of NOx will be reduced by 4 million tons per year, when the entire U.S. diesel engine fleet has been fully turned over to clean diesel technology by 2030.
