Zero Impact Emission vs. Affordability – The ICE as Part of the Solution

Authors

Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Christian Martin, Dipl.-Ing. Hannes Wancura, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Peter Götschl, Dipl.-Ing. Michael Weissbäck, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Paul Kapus, Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Krapf, Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Günter Fraidl, Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Georg Seewald, AVL GmbH, Graz, Austria
Dipl.-Ing. Tim Steinhaus, Dr.-Ing. Mikula Thiem, Univ.-Prof. Dr. techn. Christian Beidl, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

Summary

Current discussion about the ideal powertrain technology mix of the future raise the general question whether the long-term existence of the internal combustion engine (ICE) is justified, especially in the context of a CO2 - neutral future and lowest pollutant emissions. 
Solutions for the future must guarantee lowest emissions at affordable costs, in order to be sensibly accepted by the market in sufficient volumes without subsidy- and purchase-incentive-models. From today´s point of view, the ICE will remain an attractive part of the future powertrain technology mix, exploiting the synergies with the electrification within hybridized powertrains. 
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