“What does Rheinmetall actually do… to ensure compliance with emissions and pollutant reduction?”
Electric mobility is a trend that describes the transformation of our industry and our society.
Rheinmetall follows this trend with creativity, experience and an open eye for new opportunities. Just like over the last 100 years, during which Rheinmetall has repeatedly provided impetus for further development.
Sustainable product for the hybrid
Rheinmetall manufactures the Fuel Tank Isolation Valve (FTIV) for hybrid-powered vehicles and is part of the Evaporative Emission Control System (EVAP), which limits evaporative emissions. The FTIV tank shut-off valve interrupts the tank supply when driving electrically. The connection from the tank to the engine is hermetically sealed with the FTIV in the phases in which the combustion engine is not running. The FTIV then controls the flow of the fuel vapours stemming from the fuel tank, which flow in the direction of the activated carbon filter.
Once the filtered fuel vapours have reached the activated carbon tank, they must be flushed on a regular basis. For this application, Rheinmetall has developed an innovative, compact pump – the Electrical Vapor Pump (EVAP). The EVP is a small pump that actively cleans and flushes the fuel vapour in the carbon tank.
It is the first electric pump of its kind to go into series production in 2018 for several customers in NAFTA-countries and China.
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