Trends in the EV battery industry: insights from third-party testing
Element’s Chara Diaz provides unique insight into the trends dominating electric vehicle battery technology.
Materials
Material selection principles for passenger cars and trucks
Element’s John M. Tartaglia provides a basic understanding of metals and how chemical composition and microstructure influence mechanical properties.
Embracing vehicle circularity and decarbonization with polyurethane
Dow experts explain how OEMs and suppliers can incorporate recycled contents to the vehicle lifecycle to achieve their goals for circularity and decarbonization.
Understanding fatigue in automotive materials
Element’s John M. Tartaglia explores the different types of fatigue testing for automotive materials.
Achieving electric drive unit size and cost reduction with PCC
Dr Christoph Danzer explains how IAV applies advanced phase change cooling (PCC) technology to close the gap between peak and continuous power levels.
Application of aluminium to reduce the weight & complexity of the Genesis GV70 BIW for the same performance
Alumobility’s Prof. Mark White presents the findings of a joint study with Hyundai, which involved a theoretical conversion of the Genesis GV70 EV body to full aluminum.
Application of aluminium to reduce the weight & complexity of the Genesis GV70 BIW for the same performance
Alumobility’s Dr. Thorolf Schulte presents the findings of a joint study with Hyundai, which involved a theoretical conversion of the Genesis GV70 EV body to full aluminum.
Silicone solutions to mitigate the hazards of battery thermal runaway events
Dow’s Jake Steinbrecher and Craig Gorin highlight silicone-based solutions for thermal runaway propagation prevention and hazard mitigation.
Evolution of interior materials for next-generation mobility
Experts from Dow MobilityScience™ explain how polyurethane and polyolefin materials are evolving to enable OEMs to design quality interior systems with enhanced sustainability.
North American and European view on light vehicle aluminum content and outlook through 2030
Experts from the Aluminum Association’s Transportation Group, European Aluminium Association, and Ducker Carlisle discuss the light vehicle aluminum outlook for growth through 2030.
Lighter, greener, simpler – structures through advanced roll forming of high-strength aluminum
Don Whitacre of Novelis and Shape’s Brian Oxley explain how new advances in aluminum sheet metal and joining technologies have opened the door to creating complex roll-formed sections that offer high performance at a lower cost.
A collaborative approach to achieving automotive plastics circularity
Dow, Mura Technology, and Jaguar Land Rover experts explain how the automotive industry can work together to achieve plastics circularity.
The advantages of converting a steel-intensive vehicle body to aluminum
Mark White, Technical Director of Alumobility, presents the results of a study converting a steel-intensive body-in-white (BIW) to a fully aluminum BIW.
Lightweight and sustainable solutions for electric vehicle acoustics
Dow’s Mehtap Kaplan and Karou Aou present innovative and sustainable acoustic solutions for today’s complex interior and exterior vehicle applications.
E-mobility transformation: unlocking the toolbox by using selective adhesion LSR to solve fabrication challenges
Experts from Dow introduce a liquid silicone rubber solution that improves efficiency when designing and fabricating various automotive applications.
From carbon footprint to the future: CO2 compliance as a mandatory entry ticket to markets, customers and financing
Experts from AVL and Strategy Engineers explain how companies can practically measure their CO2 footprint, which governance structures are proven, and how a structured funnel process can optimize product development.
How to drive the circular economy in the automotive sector
Experts from Ricardo discuss the key drivers for circularity and provide practical advice on deploying circular economy business models and applying life cycle assessment to inform decision-making.
How aluminum delivers cost savings and a smaller carbon footprint to last-mile deliveries
Karisma Leftinger, Mark White and Phil Dodge share the findings of a new Alumobility study showing aluminium’s important role in the logistics industry.
Improving thermal conductivity in automotive and 5G ecosystem electronics
Dow’s Fumi Nishida and Alejandro Boué explain how to protect and enhance the efficiency of electronic components using a new thermally conductive gap filler.
Friction brakes for future mobility applications
Continental’s Sebastian Amirioui outlines the future of friction brakes and provides insight into innovative disc and drum brakes solutions for electric and autonomous vehicles.