Looking for new ideas and materials to:
- Take mass out of vehicles?
- Optimize the internal combustion engine?
- Enable lightweight, safe, and cost-effective hybrid electric systems?
- Reduce friction in engines and drivelines to get more power to the ground?
Consider the urgency:
- "Well to wheel” carbon emissions from passenger vehicles will climb from 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2006 to more than 54% by 2030 – McKinsey
- Carbon emissions must drop 50% to stabilize the atmosphere and protect against global temperature increase - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- New, stringent US Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations
- Euro 5 next year …
Scroll through this page for links to an SAE-hosted webcast and presentation materials from DuPont Automotive global application development experts.
Material Solutions for Lower Mass, Friction, Safer Electronics
Materials to Reduce Mass, Boost Performance
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Did you know?
If all 4-cyl. cars on the road in the US today used plastics in known or proven engine applications, we would save 93 million gallons of gas every year. That would eliminate the need for 195 million barrels of crude oil each year, and remove 1.86 billion pounds of carbon from the atmosphere – you would have to plant almost 550 million trees to absorb that much carbon. |
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Patrick Granowicz, Engine Covers Segment Manager, and Franz Spitznagel, Oil Pan Global Segment Manager, discuss future trends as they apply to smaller displacement engines and hybrid electric vehicles, turbo charging, and six-speed transmissions and insights into how new materials can expand the frontiers for total vehicle mass reduction. |
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Materials to Help Electrify Vehicles
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Did you Know?
The weight-savings-to-fuel-economy ratio for HEVs is less than it is for ICEs, but carrying an extra 400 lbs. (200kg) still increases fuel consumption by 1.2 miles per gallon (0.41/100km).
Hitoshi Shioya, Global E&E Applications Segment Leader, and Paul Kane, Global E&E Senior Development Programs Manager share material development insights. |
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Topics include: continuous operating temperatures up to 180C; four-to-five coolant circuits for the electronics, Li-ion battery, and conventional ICE; the potential for short circuits with arcs and sparks; and reducing the cost and mass of the added vehicle content. |
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Did you know?
Only 10% to 15% of the energy in a liter of fuel makes it to the driving wheels, and a significant component (~10% of this energy loss) can be attributed directly to frictional losses from moving or rotating parts.
Materials to Reduce Friction - Get Power to the Ground
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Dave Ritchey , Global Transportation Segment Leader, DuPont™ Vespel®, shares how materials and design play a significant role in reducing frictional and parasitic losses, while introducing a new material that has demonstrated 50% improvement in measured torque loss on a transmission shaft. |
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Link off this page SAE to experience the 90-minute webcast, including the 30-minute Q&A session, about how materials can help cost-effectively reduce carbon dioxide emissions, improve fuel economy, and meet both regulatory and consumer demands.
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