Bearing down on carbon dioxide emissions

摘要

Modern automotive developments, including hybrid designs, highly fuel-efficientrnengines and control strategies designed to reduce fuel consumption, rely onrninnovation in many sectors. In this article, Les Hunt focuses on one of them andrndiscovers what the bearing manufacturers are doing to help their automotiverncustomers achieve this important goalrnBearing manufacturers across the world are responding to the challenges posed by climate change and the need to reduce CO)2 emissions. A key target is transportation, which is the second biggest emitter - energy production (electricity and heat) being the largest source of CO_2 emissions globally. Road transport is the largest contributor in this sector and it is potentially a difficult nut to crack as traffic volume soars in the developing countries. So, what is being contributed in terms of bearing developments that can help?