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engines, capable of running on fuel blends like petrol and ethanol, provide a unique opportunity to reduce transport emissions, running costs and full lifecycle CO 2
. To accommodate flex fuels, powertrains need to modify engine components like injectors, lines, and pumps, so in recent years, we’ ve concentrated on reducing the number of modifications required, allowing flex fuel engines to become significantly cheaper and easier to assemble.”
Speaking about how the sector is moving towards net-zero objectives, Ingo continues:“ The industry is revisiting some old assumptions, primarily the idea that‘ one size fits all.’ When the age where ICEs accounted for 100 percent of the market came to an end, many stakeholders assumed that the trajectory of the industry was towards 100 percent of another solution – in Europe for example, it was battery EV adoption. The industry is now realizing that these two extremes don’ t reflect the future of powertrains.
“ Instead, there will remain niches for every powertrain category to reflect the needs of consumers, markets, and industries, including pure-ICE, hybrids, and
These systems give drivers up to 200 kilometers of EVonly range, with an additional 600 kilometers provided by an onboard petrol engine that works purely as a generator 58