In this issue

In this edition of Auto Tech Review, we take a look at the developments in the area of lithium-ion batteries for commercial vehicles, battery cell balancing with integrated cell monitoring and using traction batteries as thermal storage.

Intelligent Charging: Way Forward For EV Push In India

The trend of vehicle electrification has caught the automotive ecosystem’s eye for quite some time.

4 mins

'Advocating Data Sharing To Improve Communication Between Departments'

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (HMI) has been focussing on providing solutions to customers around manufacturing and production workflows, based on its vast experience in the area of metrology. Auto Tech Review caught up with Norbert Hanke, President & CEO, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence (HMI) to understand about its focus on manufacturing in the automotive industry, future possibilities and technologies that would be leveraged in the manufacturing arena.

6 mins

Energy Storage Requirements Being Redefined Over Time

The automotive industry encounters a number of challenges on a daily basis, especially with regards to the need for improved efficiency and lower emissions.

4 mins

Lithium Batteries For Cvs – Workhorses Among Energy Storage Units

Lithium-ion batteries for commercial vehicles have to differ from accumulators for passenger cars. This is due to higher power, longer service life and a multitude of smaller charge increases. Akasol demonstrates further differences and explains advantages of a liquid cooling system in comparison to purely passive concept and active air cooling system at different current rates.

8 mins

SAIC Motor Surefooted About India Strategy

Last year, SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, China’s largest carmaker announced its re-entry into India through its subsidiary MG Motor India. The company is launching its first product in India – an SUV – in mid-2019, and is building up robust processes and systems to ensure it is able to make a mark for itself in the Indian market. Auto Tech Review was invited by MG Motor India on a trip to SAIC’s facilities in Shanghai, China recently. The trip, more than anything, was an eye-opener to the tremendous progress SAIC, and the Chinese industry in general, has made as vehicle makers. Read on.

6 mins

Fisita 2018 Deliberates On Sustainable Mobility Solutions

The 37th FISITA World Automotive Congress at Chennai served as a platform for the automotive engineering community to deliberate on the changing dynamics, opportunities and challenges in the global automotive industry that is undergoing significant transformations owing to the rapidly changing customer preferences and stringent regulatory requirements.

2 mins

Sleep Detector Device Aims To Facilitate Road Safety

Two young engineering students – Lakshya Gupta (L) and Jaldeep Giniya (R) of Dehradun-based UPES University – have developed a ‘Sleep Detector’ device aimed at reducing road accidents in the country.

2 mins

Minda Kosei Aluminium Wheels Help Make Vehicles Safer, Fuel-Efficient

Rapidly changing customer demands are prompting companies to come up with innovative car wheel designs. Set-up with an initial capacity to roll out 90,000 units per month in 2016, Minda Kosei Aluminium Wheels underwent a capacity ramp-up last year to serve the growing alloy wheel demand in India. Auto Tech Review recently visited the company’s Bawal facility to know more about its manufacturing capabilities.

5 mins

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A business magazine for technology-oriented management from all the domains of engineering, manufacturing, production, R&D, design and sales & marketing, Auto Tech Review is India’s first and only automotive magazine that speaks the language of technology. The focus on automotive technology makes Auto Tech Review a unique product in the Indian media space and that is the value we offer to our readers through high-quality, in-depth, research-oriented articles and features. 

The magazine is published by Springer India, part of Springer Science+Business Media, Germany. Our parent publication is ATZ – Automobiltechnische Zeitschrift (Automotive Engineering Magazine) – a globally-acclaimed automotive technology magazine from the house of Springer. ATZ is being published successfully ever since it was founded in 1898; thus making it the oldest existing automotive magazine in the world.