22nd International Conference "Engine & Environment"
Challenges of Future Mobility
Authors
Dr. Karsten Wilbrand, Shell Global Solutions (Deutschland) GmbH
Year
2010
Summary
While we cannot predict the future, it is clear that mobility is a growth market. Between now and 2050, 1bn new vehicles will come on to the world’s roads, mostly in Asia, more than doubling today’s total. So there will be room and need for all kinds of vehicles and fuels to power them. Therefore making these vehicles as efficient as possible is a very real and immediate challenge. With more competition between the various fuel types, consumers will have more choice. Petrol and diesel will remain popular thanks to their convenience and efforts to make them cleaner. Increasingly, they will be blended with biofuels. There will certainly be a growing role for alternatives, ranging from biofuels, to hydrogen, electricity and natural gas.
Members of the Austrian Society of Automotive Engineers have access to all lectures of the International Vienna Motor Symposia.