As automakers prepare to meet the new fuel economy standards set by the Obama administration, consumers can expect more diesel and electric vehicles and expensive pickup trucks in the coming years.
Car Importers in New Jersey are ready for the new regulations announced last month, which will require every company that sells cars in the United StatesS.
With an average of 35 fleets.
Five miles a gallon by 2016.
According to Scott bitter, the lead author of the public agenda gasoline mileage survey, consumers want cars with better fuel economy, but don't want to pay more for them, a New York policy research company.
"As the new plan is expected to increase the price of new cars, policymakers need to consider how they can demonstrate this trade --
When the public weighed the cost and benefits of the idea, he said.
The new standard will raise the cost of a new car by at least $1,300.
However, Himanshu Patel, an analyst at JPMorgan Chase, said that in order to comply with the law, the price of pickup trucks will rise by thousands of dollars, which may make some customers too expensive.
Diesel will play an important role in future product plans for New Jersey importers such as BMW, Subaru and MercedesBenz.
BMW in North America has just started selling dieselpowered 3-
Travel 36 miles per gallon on the highway.
"We use small-
A displacement engine with a turbocharged and direct fuel injection to improve efficiency, "said Tom Baloga, vice president of engineering at Woodcliff Lake importer, a German sports sedan. About two-
BMW's third lineup in Europe is with so-
The diesel, known as Clean Diesel, is much less polluted than the previous generation, he said.
"We need to change the perception of diesel engines in this country," Baloga said . ".
"They're not the stinking diesel a few years ago.
They are smooth and powerful and they meet California's tough cleaningair standards.
"BMW also uses an electronic system in Europe, which turns off the engine when the manual transmission is parking. The start-
Baloga says the stop engine management system saves 10% of fuel and BMW wants to replicate the system on automatic transmission cars in the country.
The company will also launch an X6 Hybrid this year and seven more next year.
The X6 Hybrid can use nickel and operate only on electricity
Metal hydrogen batteries.
The 7-series hybrids include electric motors and gasoline engines.
BMW expects the two cars to consume 15% to 20% less fuel than gasoline. only models. Mercedes-
Mercedes-Benz will have a range of fuel technologies in the United States.
Sascha Simon, senior product planning manager for monwell importers, said conscious buyers are because "one size is not for everyone ".
"Look at the hybrid market," he said . "
"For Toyota, it has actually collapsed.
When the price of gasoline is $4 per gallon, Toyota cannot produce enough hybrid cars.
Now, they have incentives for them. "Mercedes-
Mercedes has sold three sport utility vehicles with BlueTEC diesel V-
6 engines to eliminate noise and smell while providing 8-cylinder motor.
Later this year, the company will launch two hybrid cars.
A car, S400, will have lithium. ion battery --
Considered the most effective in the market-
So it can reach nearly 30 miles per gallon.
S. Subaru is working on diesel and hybrid vehicles as well as electric vehicles, both individually and in partnership with our partner Toyota Motor.
To meet the challenge, "said Michael McHale, a spokesman for the Cherry Hill importer.
He declined to say when the fuel was.
Efficient models are coming soon.
The existing range of Volvo cars in North America does not meet the new standards, although it meets strict pollution standards in Europe and uses small diesel engines and manual transmissions in Europe, according to Daniel Johnston, spokesman for Rockleigh Swedish car importer.
However, small engines and manual transmissions are not popular in the United States. S.
The limo, he said.
"Safety makes cars heavy, and so does the production of advanced cars," he said . ".
Volvo wants plug-in
Of the 2012 or so hybrid vehicles, Johnston said, they may not be enough to make the average fuel economy of the business significantly higher.