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"Controlled Power Technologies’ breakthrough in the development of a second generation stop-start system, which outperforms existing designs of modified starter motors and alternators in almost every respect, is being demonstrated to engineers and automotive experts this week at Europe’s largest conference for vehicle electronics, which is held every two years at Baden-Baden in Germany.
The production-ready SpeedStart system is an advanced solution that is more powerful, more efficient and more usable than first generation stop-start systems. It’s the first design to integrate all the power and control electronics into a single electric motor assembly and by maximising the number of stop-start events the system aims to significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions beyond the NEDC (New European Drive Cycle) measured minimum."
ISO-DIS 26262 - A New Draft Standard For Road Vehicle Functional Safety
"Safety-related electrical and electronic systems are an increasingly important aspect of automotive product development - a trend accelerated by the increasing electrification of vehicle architectures and the implementation of new innovations in intelligent transport technologies.
Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY - J.L. French files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
A global supplier of aluminum die castings specializing in powertrain and automotive components is filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
SWS to Start Al Wiring Harness Production in Autumn 2010
Sumitomo Wiring Systems (SWS), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) to manufacture automotive wiring harnesses and components, will start commercial production of aluminium-conductor wiring harness at Suzuka plant, Mie, Japan in autumn 2010 to supply Japanese major automaker. SWS changed layout of Suzuka plant partially and introduced productive facilities specialized to aluminium wiring harness in June. In future, SWS aims to increase aluminium wiring harness ratio to 20-30% of the total wiring harness production.
Confronting Slow Rate of Auto Technology Change
But the new technologies—which could help consumers cope with these prices—are unlikely to arrive in large numbers in time for the next oil spike. According to the authors of “The Impact of Plug-in Hybrids on U.S. Oil Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” a chapter in the new book Plug-in Electric Vehicles: What Role for Washington, published by the Brookings Institution, cars are durable goods that last well over a decade. “The transformation of the light-vehicle fleet to new internal combustion technologies or to hybrid and plug-in hybrid technologies will take decades from the time such vehicles are widely available at competitive prices,” according to the authors, Alan Madian, Lisa Walsh and Kim Simpkins, researchers at consulting firm LECG. They believe it could take another decade from now until the new technologies compete on a price basis, and begin the process of replacing current fleets.
New battery could pave way for next generation of electronic devices | Energy Efficiency News
According to the researchers, the new design has the potential to improve the performance of portable electronic products and give a major boost to the renewable energy industry. The battery will enable a constant electrical output from sources such as wind or solar, which stop generating power when the weather changes or night falls.
They say the improved capacity is made possible by the addition of a component that uses oxygen drawn from the air during discharge, replacing one chemical constituent used in existing rechargeable batteries. Not having to carry the chemicals around in the battery offers more energy for the same size battery.
Electric cars for the masses: A tough equation
, “Working with battery suppliers and manufacturers is a bit of chicken and egg scenario. Until you have a reasonable market and growth, the amount of cost to install capacity and do the development is an issue. We now feel we have enough data to say that, for electric vehicles, the batteries meet the durability life requirements. So that’s a big plus.”
EU puts brakes on adoption of fuel efficient tyres
The revised rules on car tyres set new standards for rolling resistance and pressure, which have a significant effect on fuel efficiency and emissions.
Automobile, construction demand boosts steel consumption
NEW DELHI: Riding on the back of improved performances and demand from the automobile and construction sectors, consumption of steel increased by 5.7 per cent to 4.45 million tonnes in February indicating a revival in demand, according to official sources.
Hybrid motorcar global indicator
Still, the top 10, which is ranked according to Google’s search volume index, offers a glimpse of relative interest in the technology. The numbers represent the likelihood of users in each country searching for “hybrid car,” on a scale of 0-100. Google divides the total number of searches for each country by the number of searches for this particular term, and then normalizes the data based on the country’s traffic volume.
1. United States: 100
2. Malaysia: 66
3. Canada: 60
4. Singapore: 56
5. Australia: 45
6. New Zealand: 42
7. South Korea: 35
8. India: 30
9. Hong Kong: 23
10. United Kingdom: 22
UK Electric Car Distributors on the Brink as EV Sales Plummet
NICE Car Company, one of London’s two electric-vehicle distributors, entered administration yesterday.
Better Place Goes Down Under to Electrify Australia
Better Place announced this afternoon that it is heading Down Under to deploy its electric car infrastructure in Australia. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup is working with Australian utility AGL Energy to build an electric car charging grid powered by renewable energy. Macquarie Capital Group will finance the AUD$1 billion ($671 million) undertaking. Starting in the heavily populated areas around Melbourne and Sydney, Better Place plans to have the infrastructure up and running by 2012, when its automotive partner Renault-Nissan will start selling electric cars all over the world.
Nano exit a blow to industry-India Business-Business-The Times of India
Tata group's decision to pull out the Nano project from Singur is a huge blow to not only the automobile sector, but also the entire industry.
S'tomo Elec To Supply Aluminum Wire Harness To Toyota In '11
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (5802) plans to begin supplying its newly developed aluminum-based wire harness to Toyota Motor Corp. (7203) in 2011 for use in the Yaris subcompact.
Japan Metal Bulletin-Nonferrous Metal News
Sumitomo Electric Industries reshuffles offshore plants of automotive wiring harness when automakers restructure the production sites in North America.
Utility to distribute EV cars in Latin America | Green News | Eco News
Endesa, a Spanish-based (Italian-owned) utility company will be soon distributing to its customers in Santiago Chile an EV car.
VIDEO: The risk of high voltage hybrid batteries, BMW mechanic gets a shock | Green News | Eco News
One of the primary safety concerns with hybrid and electric cars (aside from thermal runaway of the batteries of course) is the potential for shocks with a high voltage battery on board.
Report: Toyota Focusing on Metal-Air Cells for Next-Generation Battery Technology | Green News | Eco News
The Nikkei
reports
that Toyota’s newly established department for battery research (
earlier post
) is focusing on metal-air cells as the
next-generation battery technology for its vehicles.
New Approach to Developing Thermoelectric Materials Doubles Efficiency | Green News | Eco News
ad telluride (Tl-PbTe), has a zT of 1.5.
The new material is most effective between 450° and 950°F—a typical
temperature range for power systems such as automobile engines. The application
of TE material to automotive waste heat recovery systems is of interest to the
research team, and to one of the project funders, BSST Corporation. (
Earlier
post
.)
The dimensionless zT for thermoelectric materials is calculated by the
formula zT= T*(S2σ)/κ), where S is the thermoelectric power or
Seebeck coefficient of the TE material, σ and κ are the electrical and thermal
conductivities, respectively, and T is the absolute temperature.
Recent progress in increasing the efficiency of thermoelectric materials has
primarily involved decreasing κ by using nanomaterials to lower the thermal
conductivity by scattering phonons.
Quantum-dot superlattices have reported values of zT >2, and silicon
nanowires have such a reduced κ that zT approaches that of commercial materials.
Although this certainly provides the evidence that high-zT material can be
prepared, the results were obtained on thin films or nanowires that are
challenging for high-volume applications that normally rely on bulk materials.
Structural complexity on various length scales has successfully reduced κ in
bulk TE materials, also yielding zT >1.
Unfortunately, in bulk material at least, there is a lower limit to the
lattice thermal conductivity imposed by wave mechanics: The phonon mean free
path cannot become shorter than the interatomic distance. The minimum thermal
conductivity of PbTe is about 0.35 W/mK at 300 K, a value measured on
quantum-dot superlattices. Although lower values have been seen for interfacial
heat transfer, progress beyond this point in bulk materials must come from the
numerator [of the equation] and in particular the Seebeck coefficient; we
describe here a successful approach in this direction for bulk
materials.
—Heremans 2008
For the new material, the researchers left
General Motors, Utilities to Cooperate on Electricity Grid Research for Cars : Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Blog
The statements from EPRI and the car company also address safe and convenient vehicle charging, public education and other public policies, including codes and standards.
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