Won a car such as the Twingo SmILE become the classical second car and “eco-alibi” ?
No, for the Twingo SmILE is only an example. “One half is feasible” applies for all cars. The SmILE concept proves that the necessary technologies and the know-how to halve the petrol consumption of all cars newly coming onto the market are available. The car industry wants to take a different path: In addition to the existing models, low-consumption vehicles are also to be offered in the future, to open up additional markets. “City cars”, light two-seater models, etc. are to be marketed as niche products next to the conventional car, just like vans or jeeps. The car industry is banking on making additional business with the environmental consciousness of many people, while the petrol guzzlers continue to be produced. Economy cars according to the SmILE concept should not be second cars or “eco-alibis”, but successively replace all cars with high consumption.
