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End of the ICE age? Electrification and the powertrain of the future

Key features of the powertrain of the future will be high efficiency, low/zero emissions, some form of electrification, and suitability for megacity transportation business models. By Sam Abuelsamid, Senior Research Analyst at Navigant Research

The overwhelming majority of vehicles today still get primary propulsive force from spark-ignition internal combustion engines (ICE) running on an Otto cycle. As the industry moves towards the second quarter of the 21st century, it stands on the cusp of massive change that will transform transportation.

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