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Steel – The Sustainable Option for Future Mobility
Steel E-Motive shows how autonomous, steel-based, ride sharing vehicles used within a green grid can significantly reduce CO2 emissions For decades, steel has been the traditional material of choice for automotive applications and it now can be the sustainable option for future mobility. This is best demonstrated by WorldAutoSteel’s Steel E-Motive programme, which has developed […]
WorldAutoSteel Showcases Steel E-Motive: Fully Engineered Concepts Demonstrating Pathway to Net Zero for Ride Sharing Vehicles
World’s First Steel Body-in-White concept for autonomous MaaS vehicle applications delivers key sustainability, performance targets Traverse City, Mich., August 1, 2023 – Results of a global steel industry initiative aimed at developing the world’s first fully autonomous, electric vehicle body structure concept for ride sharing were unveiled today, highlighting key sustainability and performance achievements. The […]
Intelligent vehicle lightweighting will be a critical consideration for OEMs on the road to 2035
On the road to 2035 and beyond, OEMs will come under increasing pressure to decarbonize their portfolio across the full product lifecycle. Lightweighting has long been used as a method of improving vehicle efficiency and reducing the environmental impact of a vehicle with a focus on reducing emissions attributed to the use phase. But how […]
An innovative, affordable, and easy-to-manufacture future vehicle for Mobility as a Service
It takes some imagination to envision a future with a radically different transport system, where people travel in autonomous vehicles in a ride-hailing model. But ride-sharing is an important component in the plan to reduce global transport emissions. Developing affordable options, both to the customer and the service provider will affect its uptake. That is […]
Steel E-Motive Provides a Look at its Battery Packaging
This month’s Steel E-Motive reveals its first-of-its-kind battery packaging. This very sleek and efficient design uses the Advanced High-Strength Steel flat floor of the vehicle as the battery packaging’s top cover to provide the all-important sealing. The EV battery packaging is unique. Instead of battery modules mounted to the bottom cover plate, as in conventional […]
AHSS Insights Answers “What is 3rd Gen AHSS?”
One of the tasks we took great care in completing during the update of the AHSS Application Guidelines was to provide a definition for what constitutes a third generation (3rd Gen) Advanced High-Strength Steel (AHSS). We had been asked this question many times, and often in addressing the question among our technical editors, we would […]
Conventional Rule-of-Thumb Calculations Lead to Inaccurate Press Tonnage Predictions
Applying conventional rules of thumb to the advanced steels in use today will likely under-predict the tonnage requirements. To understand why, read today’s AHSS Insights blog by Auto/Steel Partnership Executive Director, Michael Davenport. Read the blog here >>>
AHSS Insights Blog: Servo Press Force and Energy Considerations When Working With AHSS
Happy New Year! We’re starting a new year of AHSS Insights blog talking about press force, energy and Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS). In this month’s blog, you’ll learn more about the role of press energy and force in addressing the challenges of forming and cutting AHSS grades. Next month, we’ll have a practical guide on […]
Steel E-Motive Exterior Styling Revealed at EV Tech Europe
Design unveiled for connected steel autonomous vehicle for future sustainable urban mobility To advance sustainable transportation by factoring whole lifecycle into a vehicle’s development, WorldAutoSteel and Ricardo have designed a fully autonomous Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) steel-enabled vehicle inspired by contemporary urban architecture trends and focused on passenger safety and comfort. Steel E-Motive, an initiative of WorldAutoSteel, […]