With US regulators looking to revise fuel economy standards amid concerns for energy security and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, research published today by the Swiss bank UBS and the British auto-engineering consultancy Ricardo plc points to combined annual diesel and hybrid gasoline vehicle sales in the US of 2.7 million by 2012.
The Ricardo/UBS research report “Is Diesel set to boom in the US?” sets out the legislative and consumer drivers of engine technology for the North American automotive market over the coming decade, as well as the many candidate technologies available for future vehicle products.