The low-carbon vehicle: IFP’s solutions

Press conference (2 June 2009 - Paris)

Against a backdrop of volatile oil prices and climate change, the transport sector is faced with the dual challenge of diversifying energy sources and reducing fuel consumption as well as CO₂ emissions.
These challenges can only be met by implementing a package of different technological solutions significantly cutting CO₂ emissions.
Alongside the use of biofuels and the optimization of conventional powertrains, the gradual electrification of vehicles offers substantial potential in terms of optimizing energy management.

IFP reviews the challenges currently facing the transport sector and the solutions that technological innovation may be able to offer.