FOcuS FOCUS: ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES In this special section of Update, two SAE International Fellows are among the experts who share their insights about some of the countless technical and business challenges in engineering the mobility industry's transition from internal-combustion engines to batteries as a vehicle power source. The electric motor is the shape of the future. Shown here is a General IN THIS SECTION 4 The long and winding road to zero 10 Promise of electric aircraft advances with two new SAE Information Reports 12 SAE Recommended Practice in the works regarding durability of aircraft electric engines 14 Electrifying our vehicles and improving mobility 18 SAE Member at U.S. DOE lab does his part to help engineer the future of EVs 4 August 2021 ABOUT THE AUTHOR This article was written for Update by SAE Fellow Kelly Senecal, Ph.D., who is a co-founder of the cFD software company convergent Science, a visiting professor at the university of Oxford, and an adjunct professor at the university of Wisconsin-Madison. Senecal (senecal@convergecfd. com) is a co-author of the new book, Racing Toward Zero: The Untold Story of Driving Green, published by SAE Books. UPDATE