Cleaner, more efficient cars are by no means a new trend: according to the UK Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a 2018 model emits 31% less CO2 than a 2000 model, and 20 % less than the average of the vehicles in use. But despite this general trend, also in 2018 the emissions of new cars increased by almost 3% to 124.5 grams per kilometer, a paradox that can be explained by two keys: larger cars are bought and the registrations of diesel vehicles, which emit less CO2.
However, the demand for less polluting vehicles is now more pressing than ever. In Europe, the EU regulation imposes on manufacturers that as of this year the emissions of their vehicles do not exceed 95 g / km. And according to experts, the electric car market is not yet ready to completely replace the combustion engine. Therefore, according to The Engineer magazine, some companies seek to innovate in multiple fields, from halving the weight of vehicles with composite materials and modular parts that allow assembly in microfactories, as proposed by the French company Gazelle Tech, to inventing “The Netflix of cars”, a proposal by the American company Canoo that offers monthly subscriptions to its innovative seven-seater electric vehicles, described as “an urban loft on wheels”.
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