Felix Leach is an Associate Professor of Engineering Science, and Fellow and Tutor in Engineering Science at Keble college in University of Oxford. His research interests are in Combustion, and specifically emissions and efficiency in internal combustion engines. Felix’s PhD research, demonstrating variations in regulations for testing new cars, were fed into the recommendations for the now current EU6 reference fuel specification – effectively influencing the EU law behind emissions tests on new cars. Felix won the 2014 Richard Way memorial prize, and the 2018 SAE Excellence in Oral Presentation award. 

We discuss his book Racing Towards Zero, and future of automotive powertrain. 
 
00:30 Who is winning the race?
04:15 Otto Automobiles
05:58 The future is Eclectic
10:39 Plug-in hybrid vehicles
15:15 Fuel cells & hydrogen
19:32 How long is this transition?
23:33 Hydrogen combustion and use cases 
26:09 Pollutants without global warming potential
30:48 Do bans work?
33:10 Consolidating emissions in powerplants
36:25 Will bans happen
38:43 Where is the ICE (internal combustion) age headed?