“…Furthermore, new combustion concepts, i.e. multiple stage diesel combustion (MULDIC) (Hashizume et al, 1998), late fuel injection strategies (Kimura et al, 2001), premixed diesel combustion (PREDIC) (Klingbeil et al, 2003), homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) (Ibara et al, 2006), and partially premixed compression ignition engines (PPCI) (Weall & Collings, 2007) have been tested and some of them are in markets today. Auxiliary emission control devices makes possible an optimisation between fuel consumption (in term of thermal efficiency) and NO x -PM trade-off emissions, thank to the advent of new control technologies.…”