Posted on | September 1, 2009 |
We keep hearing through vehicle related media that the world would be a much better place if we didn’t drive our used vans and cars! So, since this great discovery, manufacturers have been working on new engine types in order to make vehicles greener. It is both theirs and the transport industries responsibility to do this as a way of ensuring they are putting measures in place to help solve pollution issues. The thinking behind new van engine types is that the manufacturers need to look ahead and on the basis that oil will not be around forever. Mercedes are the one company extremely active in the area if alternative fuels and are investing huge sums of money into research to see just what they can do. The idea is to decrease bad emissions being polluted into the atmosphere by introducing new alternative fuelled engines. However, don’t get too excited yet guys because it seems things are not as close to the production line as we may think. However, there are functions used by Mercedes on some of their newer models, which are used to provide a greener option. For example one I was reading about recently was a vehicle that switches off its engine once the van is stationed for more than two seconds. Simple, but effective and let’s face it – it is a step in the right direction.