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In the past decade, “vehicle electrification”
has rapidly evolved from a mere buzzword to
a key element in every global OEM’s productdevelopment
plans.
For the engineers charged with developing
the technology solutions that will drive electrification,
SAE International has created an
exclusive new source of information. It’s a
new Vehicle Electrification Web portal at
evsae.com created to be the “go-to” source
for engineering professionals looking for the
latest technical information on technology
advances, product solutions, supplier news,
and vehicle-development trends from the
most plugged-in experts in the electrified-
ELECTRIFICATION
SAE Vehicle Electrification
Digital Magazine Schedule
for 2011
vehicle field. You’ll also be able to find information
on the latest SAE books, events, technical
papers, standards, and training—as well
as content from an increasing number of SAE
partners. The site is being updated and upgraded
continually, so check it out and come
back often.
In addition, this SAE Vehicle Electrification®
dig-
ital magazine is part of a series devoted to the
most significant hybrid and electric vehicles and
the current and future technologies being developed
for them and other vehicles.
evsae.com is the new source of engineering
connectivity. Bookmark it!
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What’s on evsae.com
SAE’s J1772 ‘combo
connector’ advances with
IEEE’s help
A strategic partnership in vehicular
technology related to the smart grid
between the IEEE Standards Association
(IEEE-SA) and SAE International
is less than half a year old. But
its value in influencing the speed and
quality of global standards rollout is
already in evidence. SAE’s work on a
prototype charging coupler that leverages
technology standardized by IEEE
is one prime example. In the first quarter
of next year, SAE plans to establish
a standard, integrated coupler that
would allow electric vehicles and plugin
hybrid electric vehicles to be
charged from either a conventional
15-A ac wall outlet or a dc connector
of up to 90 kW.
Vehicle Battery Summit
to be held in Shanghai
A surge of recent research on Li-ion
battery development, along with the
40 EV start-ups Special Edition
growing international commitment to
the market penetration of batterypowered
vehicles, has prompted development
of the SAE International
2011 Vehicle Battery Summit, Nov.
14-15, 2011, in Shanghai. Designed
to integrate the most recent battery
innovations with lessons learned in
recent electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid
electric vehicle commercialization
efforts, this year’s summit will
build significantly on the knowledge
presented at last year’s highly successful
event. The Summit will be
chaired by Dr. Menahem Anderman,
President of Advanced Automotive
Batteries and founder of Total Battery
Consulting, Inc.
Electromechanical drivetrain
for tractors trialed
With the goal of improving fuel efficiency,
increasing implement productivity,
and enhancing other aspects of a 300hp-
(224-kW)-class agricultural
wheeled tractor, a group of researchers
in Russia decided to design and test
an electromechanical drivetrain. In
their work, the researchers from Production
Association Minsk Tractor
Works and Ruselprom-ElectricDrive
Ltd. found that the use of electric
drivetrains is
especially
beneficial for
powerful
tractors. This
article is
based on a
technical pa-
per jointly published by SAE International
(2011-01-2296) and AVL List
GmbH (ICPC 2011 – 3.3).
Hybrids and Plug-In
Vehicles Report
The global market for hybrid-electric
vehicles
(HEVs) is now well-established
with considerable
numbers being sold over
the past three years. The Hybrid and
Plug-In Vehicles Report looks at current
market drivers and includes detailed
sections on incentives, hybrid
technology, grid technology and
charging infrastructures, key OEM
strategies, and battery technology and
energy storage. The report also includes
detailed profiles of 26 of the
leading battery and motor suppliers.
SAE Vehicle Electrification evsae.com

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