Battery Technologies
The battery is the critical technology for electric vehicles, providing both energy and power storage. Unfortunately, the weak link of batteries has been their low energy storage capacity-on a weight…
Safety Of Lightweight Vehicles
Several of the advanced vehicles examined by OTA will be extremely light. For example, one of the 2015 advanced conventional vehicles weighs less than 2,000 pounds. An examination of the…
Emissions Performance
Reductions in vehicular emissions are a key goal of programs to develop advanced technology vehicles. In California, it is the only explicit goal, although other considerations, such as economic development,…
Performance And Cost Of Other Types Of Light-Duty Vehicles
Most of the results of OTA’s analyses of mid-size autos apply similarly, on a percentage basis, to other auto size classes—such as subcompacts—and to light trucks. There are, however, some…
Thermoelectric Cooler : A new horizon in Mechanical and Electronics Engineering
The Thermoelectric (TEC) innovation was first found by a French physicist named Jean Peltier that is why it is also known as a pettier cooler. The main principle behind Peltier…
Challenges and Opportunities in lithium-ion battery technologies for electric vehicles
The automotive industry’s quest to limit its impact on the environment and transform automotive mobility into a sustainable mode of transportation continues at high intensity, despite the current economic crisis.…
Electromagnetic Stir Casting: An Approach to Produce Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite (MMC)
(Figure: Experimental Setup) A metal matrix composite is a composite material that constitutes one metal and other different metal or another material like ceramic or organic compound. When at least…
Motor Technology – The ‘Centre’ of an Electric Vehicle Efficiency
In the energy starving world, demand of energy is continuously raising, of-course not parallel to its supply. This issue become more significant when traditional sources of energy are continuously depleting…
Steering system
On passenger cars, the driver must select the steering wheel angle to keep deviation from the desired course low. However, there is no definite functional relationship between the turning angle…
Independent wheel suspensions – general
The chassis of a passenger car must be able to handle the engine power installed. Ever-improving acceleration, higher peak and cornering speeds, and deceleration lead to significantly increased requirements for…
