LONDON (Alliance News) - Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Friday said it has unveiled a concept city car which would deliver significant reductions in energy use should it ever go into production.
The three-seater petrol car, a collaboration with Gordon Murray Design and Geo Technology, would deliver a 34% reduction in primary energy use over its entire lifecycle compared to a typical city car in the UK.
"This is a significant automobile engineering milestone. Insights gained from this project could be transformational in terms of how we address energy use in the road transport sector," said Mark Gainsborough, executive vice-president of Shell's lubricants business.
Shell 'A' shares were down 1.9% to 1,798.50 pence, while Shell 'B' shares were down 2.0% to 1,806.00p.
By Sam Unsted; samunsted@alliancenews.com; @SamUAtAlliance
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