Automotive Engineering - April 2022 - 2

CONTENTS
FEATURES
12 Airing on the side of innovation
COVER STORY
Lucid Motors' home-grown innovations are leading the pace in
electrification. Top engineers tell how and why they're building a
benchmark with the new Air EV.
18 Keeping combustion in the
conversation PROPULSION
The world needs ICEs to stick around - here's how.
23 Engineering a 'Maverick' hybrid
transmission ELECTRIFICATION
Ford Powertrain engineers marry their new in-house electric
machine with the proven HF45 transmission - under aggressive
vehicle program timing.
25 Driving electrified powertrain
systems design SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Drive System Design punches beyond its weight class in meeting
customer needs for electrified powertrain systems engineering
services. DSD's North American chief Jon Brentnall explains.
ON THE COVER
Lucid Motors CEO Peter Rawlinson has built a talented engineering
team whose first vehicle, the Air grand-touring sedan, is the new
benchmark in EV performance, refinement and systems innovation.
(Lucid Motors)
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REGULARS
4 Editorial: A decade's difference
5 Supplier Eye
The soft underbelly of the EV transition
6 Technology Report
6 GM details Corvette's new and mighty LT6 V8 |
POWERTRAIN
9 The origin of EV-crucial materials | MATERIALS
10 Valve cuts NVH in GDI engines | NVH
27 Product Briefs
Spotlight: Propulsion System Simulation,
Analysis Tools
29 Q&A
Uhnder CEO and co-founder Manju Hegde on
digital radar and the perception needs of
higher-level driving automation.
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