"Electrification makes a lot of sence but it is really limited by the range of the battery packs and how far the trucks can actually go." Gary Horvat, Vice President of eMobility at Navistar Inc. is answering in this interview questions about electrification of heavy trucks, infrastructure and fuel cells. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8kTmksbHMY&list=PLqSG5_dctnfxgYzkPf0IEz6J6y6pyOcL1&index=2&t=0s
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Frank Bekemeier, CTO e-Mobility, Volkswagen: “A no-compromise design for electric drives” Volkswagen is backing fully optimized BEVs. The brand recently launched its ID.3 – the first model based on the Modular Electric Drive Kit or MEB – and plans to build a whole family of vehicles on this platform.
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BP advocates more electrification and low/no-carbon fuels Oil company BP began publishing its annual 'Energy Outlook' in 2012. In Shanghai, David Hall presented extracts from the latest edition. Since any predictions for 2040 are obviously a long shot, Hall presented four different scenarios.
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Electrification of powertrains is on the rise, in order to meet the environmental targets. This trend typically increases powertrain size, cost and complexity at the production line.
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Ruiping Wang, Vice President, Zhejiang Geely Auto Group: "The biggest growth will be in hybrid drives" As the first speaker at the 18th CTI Symposium Berlin, Ruiping Wang presented her company’s strategy and gave insights into market conditions in China.
Continue readingWill regulation allow technology to match customer expectations? English Version https://youtu.be/cYVBuxxa6SQ German Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd3QHEHkkX0
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Although fuel cell vehicles do not play a big role in China, Weiyu Shi said SAIC were still pursuing the technology and had developed a number of FCEVs since 2001. Examples included the Roewe 950 car, the Maxus FCV 80 minibus and the Sunwin passenger bus. Strategically, the company is striving to industrialize PHEVs and…
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"Don’t be fooled by some media" said Shemin Zhang, speaking of the future of internal combustion engines. Although China was tightening CO2 legislation in a similar way to Europe, Japan and the USA, internal combustion engines still make sense – at least in hybrid systems. By 2025, ICEs would still account for over 80 %…
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In Shanghai, Michael Schöffmann took a detailed look at the technology inside Audi’s e-tron 55 quattro. Maximum System power on the quattro 55 is 300 kW and continuous is 100 kW. Schöffmann distinguished between Peak Power and Boost Power: Boost Power (300 kW) lasts 8 s; Peak Power (265 kW, which Schöffmann says is enough…
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In 2006, Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) set up its development center for new tech and products, which Hongzhong Qi said, works largely independently. The centre is working on traction batteries, combustion engines for hybrid applications, and a Dedicated Hybrid Transmission called G-MC.
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