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Green vehicles must be fun and affordable, not just efficient
“Horsepower and green power can coexist,” stressed John Waraniak, Vice President of Vehicle Technology at SEMA, in his opening remarks of the Making Green Cool While Staying in the Black session at the SAE 2009 World Congress. “You don’t have to give up the cool factor.”
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Biodiesel ouput to soar as feedstocks change
The push to displace petroleum with biofuel is progressing, with much research and a growing infrastructure. However, the ethanol industry is still undergoing major shifts as suppliers attempt to move away from corn.
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Radical thinking key to long-term sustainability
What the automotive industry will look like in 30 days is difficult enough to know; so trying to conceive what it will entail 30 years from now seems downright impossible. But “impossible” is not in the lexicon of those visionaries who participated in the Green Mobility – The Long View panel at the AVL Technology Leadership Theater on opening day of the SAE 2009 World Congress.
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Green-shy consumers
Just because the industry is making green vehicles does not mean customers will buy the products.
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Hummer H3 makes electric debut
The technical teasers at last year's SAE World Congress left a gaping hole as to the vehicle's identity, but this year's exhibit floor saw Raser Technologies and FEV, Inc. unveil the Hummer H3 range-extended electric vehicle (ReEV).
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Scuderi unveils Split-Cycle engine prototype
Soon to enter a test regime at Southwest Research Institute, the novel Split-Cycle engine promises greater thermodynamic efficiency and excellent power density.
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Performance of A123Systems’ plug-in conversion kit reviewed
A123Systems’ Hymotion L5 Plug-in Conversion Module (PCM) is a supplemental battery system that converts the Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle into a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. Field performance is reviewed in a paper at the 2009 SAE World Congress slated for April 20-23 in Detroit.
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'By-wire' boosts hybrid vehicle dynamics
Hybrid technology has mostly been understood as a powertrain topic, but other vehicle systems require adaptations as well, notably in chassis. Specific braking and steering systems need to be integrated into a hybrid concept to maximize the benefit of features such as electric driving or regenerative braking. Accomplishing this requires electrically assisted systems that use by-wire technology.
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Authors present valuable insights into Controlled Auto Ignition operation
Control of exhaust gas recirculation and stratified fuel delivery are keys to productionizing CAI engines.
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SAE World Congress Activities and Areas of Interest for Wednesday, April 22
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Visit the SAE International/AEI Booth #2101 to find out more about the NEW Virtual Conference Center and NEW Video Learning Lab. Plus, view demonstrations of the NEW J2746 Software Assessment Repository Beta site, demonstrated by the following individuals: 10:00 a.m. Mike Staszel, Kugler Maag CIE North America Inc.; 2:00 p.m. Ed Neubecker, IBM
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Turn in your prize ticket today before 12:00 p.m. at the SAE International/AEI Booth #2101 to win a Nintendo Wii! Need not be present to win
