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      Synthetische Kraftsoffe

      Climate-Neutral Driving

      Continental successfully tests the synthetic Diesel fuel OME

      Synthetic fuels, the production and burning of which is CO2-neutral, have the potential to make combustion drives more environmentally friendly. Continental has now successfully conducted tests on a synthetic fuel called oxymethylene ether (OME) in test vehicles. This includes the Super Clean Electrified Diesel vehicle presented in 2017, which operates even more cleanly using an OME admixture. Overall, the current Continental road tests have confirmed that diesel fuel containing 15 percent OME admixture for current diesel engines is already a technically safe and viable possibility for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This is possible because CO2 generated as exhaust gas in power stations or steel works can be used in the production of OME. This intelligent linking of energy management, chemistry and automotive sectors enables synthetic fuels such as OME to create a clean bridging technology on the road toward pure electric mobility.

      The research and use of synthetic fuels, which has been actively conducted by Continental for many years, contributes to achieving future targets for CO2 reduction in the transport sector (cars and commercial vehicles) as well as the <2°C global warming target of the Paris Agreement.

      Measuring fuel consumption and emissions

      What means RDE, WLTP and NEDC? Continental explains how fuel consumption and exhaust emissions are measured - bases on driving cycles.

      Find out more about Real Driving Emisions and the “New European Driving Cycle” (NEDC).