Bosch says ICE will continue to be major player in personal mobility

Marcus Heyn, executive vice president for passenger cars in the Bosch Diesel Systems division, said that the internal combustion engine will continue to be a major aspect in the future of personal mobility. He also predicted that it will be a contributing factor to the protection of the climate and the conservation of limited fossil-fuel reserves. Global market for new vehicles is expected to grow from its present level of 71 million to 103 million in 2020. External experts and market researchers say that of this figure, about 100 million vehicles will have an internal-combustion engine. They say that although electric motors are highly efficient, they will play only a minor role in the reduction of fuel consumption and CO2 emission by 2020. Instead, automotive technology that will be developed to help reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emission in an internal-combustion engine will play a significant role in the fight against global warming.
Technology packages to lower fuel consumption
Heyn said that a major role will be played by technology packages for more energy efficiency in the powertrain. Already, Bosch has in its portfolio technology packages such as hybrid concepts for the combination of internal-combustion engines and electric motors. Added to these are downsizing concepts for economical gasoline and diesel engines, as well as energy-saving auxiliary units in the powertrain. These packages for both gasoline and diesel engines, allow fuel savings of a good 30% to be achieved, coupled with a corresponding reduction in CO2. (August 5, 2011)