Isithombe: Aston Martin
Umkhuba emakethe yezimoto ukukhetha izinjini ezihlukile kunezomdabu zikaphethiloli noma izinjini zikadizili. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kubonakala sengathi kusukela icala le-Dieselgate libonakala, abakhiqizi banikeze i-twist emigwaqeni yabo yemigwaqo futhi wonke umuntu uvumile: izinjini ezixubile nezikagesi. Owokugcina ukujoyina kube ngu-Aston Martin.
Uphawu lwenganekwane lwaseBrithani, udume ngokubonakala kwakhe ebhayisikobho ngesandla se-ejenti eyimfihlo eyinsumansumane 007, kukhombisile ukuthi izinhloso zayo futhi ukubheja ezinhlwini ezahlukene zezinjini ezingahlangene nakancane nesimo sazo esikhona. Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Aston Martin uqobo, kwinhlolokhono ye Izikhathi Zokugcina, wamemezela ukuthi Kusukela ngo-2020, inkambiso yenkampani yayiwukubheja ezimotweni ezingahlangene nakancane nezinjini ezinikwe amandla kuphela udizili noma uphethiloli; bafuna ikhathalogi ephelele yama-hybrid motors anamandla (ugesi kagesi + uphethiloli wemoto) kanye nogesi omsulwa.
U-Aston Martin uyethemba Ku-2030, i-25% yemali engenayo yenkampani ivela ekuthengisweni kwezimoto zikagesi. Yize bekubeke kwacaca ukuthi basazoqhubeka nokuba nezimoto 'zendabuko', kodwa kulokhu lezi kuzoba ngenye indlela kukhathalogi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inkampani izokwethula imoto yayo yokuqala ngo-2019 eyaziwa ngaphansi kwegama elithi RapidE. Yimoto ehlala abantu abane kanti kuzokwenziwa amayunithi ali-4 kuphela. Imodeli yeValkyrie nayo ivelele. I-supercar lapho u-Aston Martin esebenza khona ndawonye neRedBull Racing nokuthi ungabona esithombeni sesibili sendatshana.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uDaimler - inkampani engumzali weMercedes-Benz - uzakwethu ka-Aston Martin. Ngaphezu kokunikezela ngezinto ezihlukile zikagesi, kubuye kubhekele injini ye-V8 esetshenziswa abaseBrithani. Kodwa-ke, umphathi we-Aston Martin ukubeke kwacaca lokho abafuni ukuthembela kuDaimler ngokubheja kwabo ngogesi; bafuna ukuba nesibopho sokuletha ama-motors abo ahlanganisiwe kanye nogesi kuphela emakethe. Qaphela, akubona abasha; Bebelokhu besebenza kulo mbono iminyaka embalwa. Futhi kusekhona abambalwa ngaphezulu ukwenza yonke imephu yomgwaqo iqhubeke.