New Study: ECO4Drive
Making Green Decisions that drive Market Demand
In times of tight budgets, focusing on the right innovations in the right sequence is crucial to survive the market downturn.
Making innovation decisions for the automobile powertrain of tomorrow has become an increasingly difficult challenge. The way out of the current crisis will only come to those companies that make the right decisions now. Mild or full hybrid drive, e-drive, conventional engines with alternative fuels – the right technology portfolio, the right time to enter the market and finding the right position will determine your ability to outperform your competitors.
Investment decisions can be successful throughout the value-adding chain with an approach that assesses both the technological feasibility and the economic relevance of the automobile powertrain in one comprehensive model. This is where we can provide you with an internal evaluation for your company and also enable you to benchmark your market position.
As one of the leading engineering partners to the automotive industry, IAV GmbH plays a key part in developing future drive technologies. Consulting4Drive, an IAV Group Company, complements this expertise with a value based decision matrix currently used by leading automobile manufacturers.
The following illustration gives you an example of the findings:
Compact Car Segment US: Eco Performance vs. Cost Performance
Conventional compact cars with petrol engines which are built specifically for the US market have significant cost advantages at the current (low) gas prices. This cost advantage clearly goes at the expense of the ecological performance of the vehicle.
If you would like to learn more about the benchmark of your company and our evaluation tool, please send your contact data to the following e-mail address: info@consulting4drive.com.
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