Combustion engines will dominate the market another 20 years, says Daimler CEO

Mercedes-Benz CEO Dieter Zetsche told Motor Trend that the internal combustion engine is expected to dominate for “another one or two decades.” While the timeline comes as a surprise, it isn’t so far off from the other automakers’ predictions. Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik said that by
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truckman - 10/2/2011 3:23:09 AM

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Ellard, have you ever heard of Nicola Tesla? If he had his way we would all be driving electric cars with unlimited electricity in the early 1900s, the energy companies were not fans of his free energy, he collected it somehow? University professors have reproduced this on an extremely small scale in class before, it is possible, the end of fossil fuels is the beginning of something else, yes I like the idea of being green, although I am not a radical, I would have no problem owning a Hummer,lol

Joe_Limon - 10/2/2011 12:04:24 AM

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who is this a surprise to?

Joe_Limon - 10/2/2011 11:00:23 AM

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hydrogen needs a lot of work before it becomes anywhere near as thermodynamically efficient as a battery. Resources would be better invested in battery tech imo.

Joe_Limon - 10/2/2011 11:01:31 AM

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Or better yet, algae fuels.

theman440 - 10/5/2011 7:54:00 PM

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Looks like Dieter's bro-stash has been dominating his face for 20 years!