New Delhi: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki is planning to bring new green technologies, which could include parent Suzuki's mild hybrid system and downsized direct-injection turbo petrol engine to cut emissions by enhancing fuel efficiency.
The company said fleet emissions of carbon dioxide have been down by over 11.6 percent in the last five years and it would continue to work to bring it further down to promote clean air benefits.
Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director & CEO, Kenichi Ayukawa said: "Going forward, we will continue our focus on investing in new technologies and strengthen our capability to bring down emissions per vehicle by enhancing fuel efficiency of our cars."
Maruti's parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation had showcased three technologies at the Geneva Motor Show this year, which included a new-generation light weight platform, downsized direct-injection turbo petrol engine called BOOSTERJET and SHVS mild hybrid system.
"These future technologies will bring down emissions while raising vehicle performance. These technologies could find relevance in India and the company may explore these options as per customer requirements," the company said in a statement.
As part of its work on future technologies under the government's National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020 (NEMMP), it has demonstrated the Swift Range Extender (REEV), an electric vehicle with an engine driven generator.
"The recent new models, product upgrades and even minor changes have been substantially more fuel efficient than the outgoing ones. With Auto Gear Shift technology the company is able to offer the convenience of an automatic without the need to emit more," he added.
On fleet carbon dioxide emissions reduction in the last five years, the company said: "This has been possible through fuel efficiency improvements, reduction of exhaust emissions and development of alternate fuel products during this period."
