Materials Selection Criteria
Five key factors affect the auto designer’s selection of materials: manufacturability and…
Technologies for Advanced Vehicles Performance and Cost Expectations
This chapter discusses the technical potential and probable costs of a range…
Battery Technologies
The battery is the critical technology for electric vehicles, providing both energy…
Safety Of Lightweight Vehicles
Several of the advanced vehicles examined by OTA will be extremely light.…
Performance And Cost Of Other Types Of Light-Duty Vehicles
Most of the results of OTA’s analyses of mid-size autos apply similarly,…
Thermoelectric Cooler : A new horizon in Mechanical and Electronics Engineering
The Thermoelectric (TEC) innovation was first found by a French physicist named…
Challenges and Opportunities in lithium-ion battery technologies for electric vehicles
The automotive industry’s quest to limit its impact on the environment and…
Electromagnetic Stir Casting: An Approach to Produce Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMC)
(Figure: Experimental Setup) A metal matrix composite is a composite material that…
