Energy and Transportation Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century (2003) / Chapter Skim
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9. Materials Technologies for Future Vehicles
9. Materials Technologies for Future Vehicles
Pages 56-61
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The market, particularly through consumer demand, provides tremendous challenges and opportunities for the automotive industry. In response to these demands, improved energy efficiency is going to come from three areas -- vehicle mass reduction, changes in basic vehicle architecture, and the power train.
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The slope indicates that fuel consumption generally is greater as curb weight increases. However, achieving a reduction in vehicle weight by reducing vehicle size reduces functionality and contradicts market trends.
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In the past decade, interindustry-government partnerships such as the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) have become a significant means tin addition to recycling costs, the costs of aluminum stampings have also placed limitations on additional use of aluminum alloy composites in lightweight vehicles.
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The American Iron and Steel Institute plans an advanced concept vehicle project targeted to meet the 2004 PNGV vehicle and crash requirement. Future needs are divided into three areas lightweight materials, low-cost materials and processes, and environmental enablers.
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