As of July 2018, all of Germany’s BMW gasoline and plug-in hybrids will come standard with a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) to meet European 6d-TEMP exhaust standards.
Since March 2018, BluePerformance technology has been standard on all BMW diesel models, including a catalytic converter (SCR) catalytic converter using European diesel exhaust (AdBlue) injection. That is, they all provide efficient multi-stage exhaust gas treatment, including exhaust gases in nitrogen oxide (NOx) storage catalytic converters and SCR systems (selective catalytic reduction). Due to the particularly effective reduction of the particulate emissions achieved, it also meets the most stringent European 6d-TEMP exhaust standards. In addition, another 39 diesel models that meet the European 6d-TEMP exhaust standard will also be available.
The European 6d emission standard is introduced in two phases: the first phase is called the European 6d-TEMP, which will be implemented from the end of September 2019 to the end of 2020, and the first time on the road to measure the number of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter. The new EU-certified new passenger car will be subject to WLTP (Global Uniform Light Vehicle Testing Program). All newly registered passenger cars must now perform this test (for commercial trucks, there will be other test schedules).
In addition to the new WLTP exhaust emission test cycle, there is a road test called Actual Drive Emissions (RDE) to ensure compliance with the new European 6d-TEMP exhaust standard. The purpose of the road test is to verify the emissions measured by the dynamometer under actual driving conditions. “Road discharge values” including measurement tolerances must not exceed 2.1 times the NOx laboratory limit. In the second stage, the European 6d emission standard will be implemented on January 1, 2020, and the deviation between the actual road discharge value and the laboratory limit shall not exceed 1.5.