In this issue

In this edition of Auto Tech Review, we offer deeper perspectives about the developments unfolding in the automotive materials space.

Realising An All-Electric Future Over The Next Decade

A Greenpeace report early last year reported that a shocking 22 out of the world’s 30 most air-polluted cities are in India.

4 mins

NEW-AGE AUTOMOTIVE MATERIALS TO DRIVE VEHICLE LIGHTWEIGHTING

The automotive industry globally is witnessing an ever-increasing focus on vehicle lightweighting, essentially aimed at improving fuel economy as well as on emission reduction.

5 mins

AVAILABILITY OF CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Battery-electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles require raw materials that have so far been of little or no relevance to automotive engineering. On behalf of the State Agency for New Mobility Solutions and Automotive e-mobil BW, Sphera investigated the considerably increasing demand and the future availability of critical raw materials & derived recommendations accordingly.

5 mins

REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING MATERIALS APPLIED IN HYBRID POWERTRAINS

The fundamental change in the automotive industry from conventionally-powered vehicles to increasing electrification and fully electric powertrains is a challenge also for the development of operating materials. In this challenging environment, APL contributes with core expertise for internal combustion engines, as well as for hybrid electric vehicles in the areas of electric motors, power electronics and batteries, to support the evolution of alternative fuels and lubricants.

9 mins

THERMAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT WITH COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN THE DASHBOARD

Within the framework of the EU project Optemus, the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) worked on the topic of “air-conditioning of the driver and passenger interior of the vehicle without high energy consumption.” Fraunhofer LBF developed, produced and analysed a special composite material. This material was used in the dashboard panel of a prototype electric vehicle. Important aspects of the development of the material were the increase of the isotropic thermal conductivity and the suitability for use in the interior.

6 mins

METAL 3D PRINTING DRIVING ENHANCED POSSIBILITIES OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

The adage ‘change is the only constant’ holds true across all segments of life, including manufacturing.

5 mins

FREUDENBERG ENABLING CLEANER, CONNECTED INNOVATIONS ACROSS AUTO INDUSTRY

The Freudenberg Group is a large conglomerate comprising of numerous companies that it has acquired over the decades. In India, the group has been expanding organically with its innovative products and solutions. This report takes a look at the developments and innovations of the Freudenberg Group companies in India in pre COVID times. Barring SurTec, we spoke to representatives of Freudenberg NOK Sealing Technologies, Freudenberg Filtration Technologies, Klüber Lubrication + OKS and Corteco to provide an overview of Freudenberg’s role in the automotive context in India as well as the new innovations being developed across segments of the industry.

8 mins

ADAS ROUNDTABLE DELIBERATES ON ROADMAP FOR INDIA

The Mathworks-powered virtual roundtable threw up insights about the challenges and opportunities associated with ADAS

4 mins

FOCUSSING ON EMERGING TECHONLOGIES, NEW NORMAL

As part of the Tech Chat series, Auto Tech Review organised two webinars in June – one titled “New and Emerging Technologies in the Automotive Industry” and the other on “Effects of New Normal on Mobility Industry”

4 mins

2020 Honda City – More Refined, Plusher, Well-Equipped

For over two decades, the Honda City has remained one of India’s most favourite sedans.

7 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.