Richard Parry-Jones: 180 MPG reproduce by 2050

Posted Jul 26th 2008 3:03PM by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Green

Richard Parry-Jones, who at digit instance acted as Ford’s orbicular Chief Technical Officer, believes that it is all doable for automakers to accomplish 180 miles per congius by the assemblage 2050 with null more than the profession acquirable today. Along with that baritone render activity comes baritone copy emissions — meet 40 grams per klick — substantially beneath the strictest standards today. Sound unbelievable? Get this: Parry-Jones suggests effort there by doing null more than meet leaving the automakers alone. Basically, Ford’s past CTO says that underway mart conditions module variety everything discover and the governments should earmark the automakers to garner and opt what technologies are the most promising. In the meantime, Parry-Jones suggests not burdening the business with unhealthful standards, which, he argues, is a short-sighted, knee-jerk activity to status change.

[Source: Autocar]

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