Auto Engineers Wary of 2025 CAFE Target: Those responsible for creating new high-mileage vehicles voice concerns

摘要

LEGENDARY ENGINEER AND INVENTOR Charles "Boss" Kettering is famous for saying: "The price of progress is trouble." And trouble is what most automotive engineers and designers see on the horizon with proposed 2025 corporate average fuel economy rules. Nearly 1,100 engineers and designers who currently work at auto makers and suppliers express doubts about being able to meet the target without affecting vehicle safety, size and cost. The WardsAuto survey was conducted by Paramount Research and sponsored by DuPont.