Throughout the years we have had a trend where auto manufacturers have tried to guess what the future in automotive trends and abilities would be. These manufacturers spent untold amounts trying to get ahead of the competition. We were in a lock that bigger was better and that you as an American needed either a truck or SUV in order to get around. With the vehicles continually getting larger in size would mean that they would also get heavier in weight and less aerodynamic thus needing a larger displacement engine to power it. This was all backwards design to fuel economy and as soon as gas prices were above three dollars a gallon we were now spending an average of $1800 to $2400 a year in gasoline. With barrel prices of crude oil getting to $150 a barrel soon curved the need for such large vehicles and we soon started to see a trend of efficiency and just like the oil crisis we were looking to repeat automotive history with 2013 cars. Let’s face it; if we work to develop cars that get 54 MPG by 2025 which is set then we will be substantially lowering the cost of our oil consumption and have a yearly gas expense of $600 a year. That is if gasoline prices don’t launch through the roof. A 2013 car is a sign of things to come as we see a focus on weight savings, fuel economy, versatility and safety. 2013 cars are now starting to utilize different forms of power including hybrid drive systems that incorporate regenerative braking assist and can get better fuel economy in city environment driving thanks to the continual stop and start motion. 2013 cars are a look into our future that says we are phasing out a crude substance to replace it with cleaner energy, yet we have to make electricity production cleaner as well before we truly help to clean up the air. But we are starting in motion and should see some amazing engineering achievements to come along and boost our efficiency for the upcoming years.
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