Report predicts the good old combustion engine will lose its popularity by 2035

May 26, 2014 19:05 GMT  ·  By
Report predicts the light-duty vehicles of the future will be more environmentally friendly than they currently are
   Report predicts the light-duty vehicles of the future will be more environmentally friendly than they currently are

The folks at Navigant Research in the United States have recently released a new report saying that it will not be long until the majority of light-duty vehicles are powered not by traditional combustion engines, but by green technologies and fuels.

Specifically, the researchers behind this report estimate that, judging by the way things are going, over 50% of light-duty vehicles will be hybrid, electric or run on alternative fuels by the year 2035, media reports say.

This means that, by said year, less than 50% of the light-duty vehicles in the world will rely on a combustion engine to get around. Interestingly enough, it is predicted that this will happen despite the fact that such engines are currently fairly popular.

“Today, the overwhelming majority of LDVs in use are conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles – but hybrid, electric, and alternative fuel vehicles will make up a much greater share of the market in the coming years.”

“According to a new report from Navigant Research, by 2035, less than half of the LDVs [light duty vehicles] in use worldwide will be conventional internal combustion vehicles,” Navigant Research writes in a press release on the matter at hand.

Of the green-oriented technologies that people in the light-duty vehicles industry are expected to soon become big fans of, the one believed to be the belle of the ball is the stop-start technology, which takes care of eliminating idling by having the engine switch off when the car is not moving.

Not at all surprisingly, word has it that environmentally friendly light-duty vehicles will soon become favorites not only because of the economic advantages that come with using them instead of conventional cars of this kind, Hybrid Cars informs.

Thus, the folks at Navigant Research argue that, according to their investigations into the matter at hand, the urgency to limit climate change and global warming, together with all the natural disasters that researchers warn will come with them, will too have a say in the matter.

“Driven by rising fuel costs and environmental concerns, the global light duty vehicle (LDV) market is changing rapidly through the adoption of vehicles with various levels of drivetrain electrification and vehicles that run entirely on alternative fuels,” Navigant Research writes.

“Automakers, governments, and motorists are all becoming increasingly concerned with fuel economy. As a result, the auto industry is transforming rapidly. Engine downsizing and drivetrain electrification through stop-start and hybrid technologies will become the LDV standards by 2020,” adds research analyst,” adds research analyst Scott Shepard.