Contrary to the report last week, Mercedes is insisting that it was not their goal to reach the strict exhaust standard in the five states (California, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and New York), but only for the 45 they did reach.
Reaching the strict Bin 5-Norm in the remaining five states, is planned for the coming years with the introduction of Urea injection for diesel passenger cars in the USA.
This is definitely great news and will surely be appreciated by everyone waiting for a clean and powerful diesel to hit the streets. We'll have to wait a while and see if the new system will be approved and if it can pass the strict standards, but it is nice to hear that they never intended it to pass and that they have a backup plan.
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