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Alternative Ad.Qxd P001_ADEU_MAY10.qxp:Layout 1 21/5/10 09:58 Page 1 The pan-European magazine of SAE International May 2010 ■ Third generation ■ The future for ■ Bentley’s MagneRide revealed Electric Vehicles latest V8 Wankel reborn as a range extender P002_ADEU_MAY10 26/4/10 15:35 Page 1 WITHOUT DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY, YOU’RE JUST GETTING LEFT BEHIND. Maybe it’s the fact that in the time you read this, a Dual Clutch Transmission could switch gears 40,000 times. Perhaps it’s the fact that DCTs appeal to more buyers by combining impressive fuel-economy, the smooth ride of an automatic and the speed of a manual. It could be the fact that leading clutch suppliers estimate they’ll quadruple DCT sales by 2014. Or maybe it’s the fact that by 2015, 10% of all passenger cars will have them. DCTFACTS.COM gives you endless reasons to believe that DCTs are the future generation DCTFACTS.COM of transmissions. And the more you know about them, the further ahead you’ll get. P003_ADEU_MAY10.qxp:Layout 1 21/5/10 10:33 Page 3 Contents Vol.1 Issue. 2 10 Spotlight on Ulrik Grape 5 Comment Ulrik Grape, president Ener1 Europe, gives Ian Alliances are Adcock an insight into the future of EVs the route to future success 14 SAE World Congress review Technological Tour De Force 6 News This year’s SAE World Congress was a showcase for Bio-based plastics advanced technologies. We highlight those that for body parts impressed most 16 Focus B-pillar Cover feature redesign Wankel’s new lease of life Once dismissed for its oil consumption and high wear Carbon fibre tub rates, Wankel rotary engines could be reborn in a is ‘years ahead’ range extender, as Ian Adcock discovers 20 Chassis systems Fiat launches compact platform Smoothing out the rough Automotive Design discovers the secrets of BWI’s 13 The third generation MagneRide suspension Columnist 24 Electric vehicles Responding Electric visions to the needs Will electrical vehicle batteries one day be seen as of industry mega efficient and eco friendly? Keith Howard David Schutt, ponders this vision of the future SAE International 26 CEO, on the vast Engine technology changes ahead for V8 re-emerges triumphant his organisation Bentley has completely re-engineered its 6.75-litre that will benefit V8 engine, 52 years after it was originally unveiled the industry 28 Nanotechnology 35 60 second Small science, huge impact Nanotechnology looks destined to have a massive interview impact on automotive design. Mark Fletcher reports In the wake of this year’s Geneva 30 Question time Salon, where Renault’s electric charge electric and Thierry Koskas, head of electric vehicles, Renault, hybrid cars were addresses the challenge of bringing EVs to market much in evidence, Ford’s J. Mays 32 Electric vehicles talks about the Breathing new life into old design challenges What happens to an EV’s battery, once it has served these products its purpose? Tony Lewin finds out present May 2010 www.automotivedesign.eu.com 3 P004_ADEU_MAY10 26/4/10 15:36 Page 1 The engineering, the people – the business – of the rapidly evolving large-format lithium-ion battery industry. 1-3 September 2010 Shanghai, China Organized in cooperation with Co-sponsored by ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES Lithium-ion battery technology for use in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric Highly regarded specialists on Li-ion vehicles is maturing and will play a key role in electric drive vehicle development and batteries address recent innovations sales. But how quickly is this technology progressing, and perhaps more importantly, and market implications what battery designs will guarantee reliability and safety while providing the best balance of cost and performance? Event Chair, This three-day Summit will bring together some of the world’s most highly regarded Dr. Menahem engineers, scientists, and corporate decision makers from the battery, automotive, power Anderman, President storage, and mining industries to present an assessment of current and future Li-ion of Advanced battery systems capabilities and alternatives as well as their marketplace and supply Automotive Batteries, chain implications. USA and founder of Total Battery Chaired by veteran battery consultant Dr. Menahem Anderman who is known in the Consulting, Inc.; industry for organizing the annual Advanced Automotive Battery Conferences (AABC) Session Chair and for publishing multi-client studies assessing the advanced vehicle market and “(OHFWUL¿HG9HKLFOH Market Development” technology with emphasis on energy storage, the Summit features an exceptional roster of more than twenty expert speakers representing some of the key international players in Ted Miller, Senior Manager of Energy Storage vehicle battery and related industries. Strategy and Research, Ford Motor Company, USA; Session Chair “+\EULG(OHFWULF9HKLFOHV The program highlights the emerging Chinese market and discusses technological and their Prospective Batteries” advances and worldwide market growth, exploring their implications for the global marketplace and thereby providing the insight required for optimum business decision Dr. Zhenxing Fu, Powertrain Systems, New making. It will review battery manufacturing in China and elsewhere, battery reliability, Energy Vehicle Division, SAIC Motor Corp.; safety, cost, performance, and standardization. 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China BAK Battery, Inc.; Session Chair “Life, innovations and learning of China’s important Reliability, and Safety of Li-Ion Batteries in role in the development of li-ion batteries Automotive Applications” An exclusive opportunity are responsible for near-term production to interact with peers decisions regarding the most cost-effective, from the automotive OEM, safe and reliable battery system based on battery components/ vehicle requirements manufacturing, and lithium wish to claim, reinforce your market position, mining industries. or promote your company to a world-class audience of experts and buyers are an executive, senior manager, engineer or technical manager in the battery components, SAE is an international body of engineers and practitioners dedicated to the advancement of mobility technology. lithium mining, EV/PHEV or supplier industries Based on the fundamental of providing a neutral platform for collaboration and informed dialogue, SAE has been providing the common engineering requirements for new vehicles, advanced technologies, and applications since 1905. are from the utility, government, industrial, ¿QDQFLDOWHFKQRORJ\RUPDWHULDOVHFWRU Attend. Exhibit. Sponsor. www.sae.org/events/battery supporting EV infrastructure P100495 P005_ADEU_MAY10.qxp:Layout 1 21/5/10 10:37 Page 5 Comment Editor in Chief: Ian Adcock [email protected] Web Editor: John Challen [email protected] Sub Editor: Brian Wall Alliances are route [email protected] Editorial Director: Kevin Jost, SAE International. [email protected] Contributing Editors: William Diem, Andrew to future success English, Mark Fletcher, Paul Horrell, Keith Howard, Tony Lewin, Bruce Morey Art Editors: Martin Cherry, Neil Young Illustrator: Phil Holmes Production Manager: Nicki Mckenna It has been a stormy start to the new decade [email protected] for the motor industry, not least in its business Print Advertising Coordinator: Linda Risch [email protected] structure. Tel: 001 724-772-4039 Publisher: Ed Tranter GM dithered about its European presence, [email protected] then came to the right decision, retaining the Circulation Manager: Chris Jones [email protected] Opel-Vauxhall engineering and manufacturing axis, but relinquishing its grip on Saab. While Advertisement Sales Europe/UK buying Saab was the easy bit for Spyker, Gareth Watson financing a future model programme will be International Sales Manager [email protected] the hardest part. USA Ford finally offloading Volvo to Geely is recognition that the Marcie Hineman [email protected] Chinese motor industry is emerging as a global player, even if it Germany Sven Anacker Ralf Gerbracht will be some time yet before Chinese brands are sold in Europe. [email protected] Meanwhile, the cross shareholding alliance between Daimler Tel: +49.202.27169.17 Fax: +49.202.27169.20 France and Renault-Nissan signals a realisation that future technologies, Marc Jouanny especially for electric vehicles (EVs), will be too costly a burden [email protected] T: +33 1 435 53397 for an OEM to shoulder alone. All of these alliances should be viewed as opportunities for Automotive Design Tel: 00 44 (0)1322 221144 the supply industry. Saab’s executive director brand and Fax: 00 44 (0)1322 221188 marketing, Knut Simonsson, explained how it wanted to strike www.automotivedesign.eu.com [email protected] partnerships with engineering houses and the supply chain to ISSN 2043-0299 co-develop and engineer future Saabs, while Derrick Kuzak, Published: March, May, July, Ford’s group vice president, global product development, wants September and November by AD Media Europe Ford to be the suppliers OEM of choice,
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