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Joint Venture	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Joint Venture [Text Block]	12. Joint Venture On February 19, 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with Pirelli & C. Ambiente SpA (“Pirelli”) to form a joint venture entity, Eco Emission Enterprise Srl under the laws of Italy (the “Joint Venture”), through which the Company and Pirelli will jointly sell their emission control products in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States ("CIS") countries beginning in the second quarter of 2013. Pursuant to the agreement, both partners will sell products to the Joint Venture which will earn a commission to market and sell these products. As such, all of the Company’s existing business in Sweden and the UK will be conducted through the Joint Venture. The Joint Venture Agreement provides that the Company and Pirelli will each hold 50% of the total issued share capital of the Joint Venture. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, in February 2013, the Company and Pirelli each contributed €50,000 (approximately $66,000) to the Joint Venture as initial capital contributions. In addition, in accordance with the Joint Venture Agreement, CDTi and Pirelli provided shareholder loans of €200,000 (approximately $261,000) each in April 2013. Future contributions from the Company and Pirelli will be provided to the Joint Venture in the form of cash or shareholders loans, from time to time as necessary.

Joint Venture

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

12. Joint Venture

On February 19, 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with Pirelli & C. Ambiente SpA (“Pirelli”) to form a joint venture entity, Eco Emission Enterprise Srl under the laws of Italy (the “Joint Venture”), through which the Company and Pirelli will jointly sell their emission control products in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States ("CIS") countries beginning in the second quarter of 2013. Pursuant to the agreement, both partners will sell products to the Joint Venture which will earn a commission to market and sell these products. As such, all of the Company’s existing business in Sweden and the UK will be conducted through the Joint Venture.

The Joint Venture Agreement provides that the Company and Pirelli will each hold 50% of the total issued share capital of the Joint Venture. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, in February 2013, the Company and Pirelli each contributed €50,000 (approximately $66,000) to the Joint Venture as initial capital contributions. In addition, in accordance with the Joint Venture Agreement, CDTi and Pirelli provided shareholder loans of €200,000 (approximately $261,000) each in April 2013. Future contributions from the Company and Pirelli will be provided to the Joint Venture in the form of cash or shareholders loans, from time to time as necessary.