I'm not sure I agree with his take on hydrogen specifically, but at least as far
as diesel passenger cars (read: not trucks, not yet) are concerned, he's probably right.
Not exact matches
(Just in time,
as it turned out, for the few remaining
diesel passenger cars on the market to no longer be able to satisfy emissions regulations — but that's another story).
Improvements such
as an increase in fuel injection system pressure and the adoption of a compact, high - efficiency turbocharger have allowed the 1.4 - liter ND
diesel engine for
passenger cars to achieve both high fuel efficiency and high driving performance.
The Subaru EE flat - 4
diesel engine, the world's first to be fitted to a
passenger car, is offered in both the Legacy and Outback sedans and wagons, identified
as the Subaru Legacy 2.0 D.
As a next step, Mercedes - Benz is now due to offer the R, ML and GL 320 BlueTEC in the USA, the world's first three
diesel cars which not only meet the particularly demanding criteria of the American Bin 5 standard, but also have the potential to fulfil the stringent EU6 standard due in the future - and which therefore considerably better all the current, worldwide exhaust emission standards for
diesel passenger cars.
It also plans to debut some new plug - in hybrids, but since Mercedes - Benz mentioned that the hybrids in question will rely on a
diesel engine, it's unlikely they will come to the US,
as Mercedes - Benz already canceled its
passenger -
car diesel efforts over here.
«Yes,
as already communicated we have put the certification process for
diesel passenger cars on hold for the time being.
The niche market, which is only 1 per cent of total
passenger car market, was bumping from one regulatory or taxation hiccup or another since the past two years such
as the Supreme Court ban on high end
diesel vehicle sale in Delhi - NCR, note - ban and the short - lived GST boost.
Diesels,
as passenger car power units, are falling from favour due to concerns about their environmental effects.
Decades after the General killed
diesels in
passenger cars, Chevrolet is counting on a reversal in fortunes
as it offers the Cruze with a modern
diesel powerplant.
Aside from largely ignoring the issue of electrification of trucks, which is happening far more slowly than
passenger cars, Hulot's plans also appear to disregard second and third - order effects if the 2040 ban on gasoline and
diesel - engined
cars proceeds
as planned.