Achieving a Lightweight and Steel-Intensive Body Structure for Alternative Powertrains

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 12 Apr 2011Publisher:SAE InternationalJournal:SAE Technical Paper Series, volume 1 (issn: 0148-7191, eissn: 2688-3627,

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Authors: Jody Shaw; Yukihisa Kuriyama; Marc Lambriks;

doi: 10.4271/2011-01-0425

Achieving a Lightweight and Steel-Intensive Body Structure for Alternative Powertrains

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<div class="section abstract">FutureSteelVehicle’s (FSV) objective is to develop detailed design concepts for a radically different steel body structure for a compact Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). It also will identify structure changes to accommodate larger Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) and Fuel Cell (FCEV) vehicle variants. The paper will demonstrate seven optimised structural sub-systems that contribute to the programme's 35 percent mass reduction goals and meet its safety and life cycle emissions targets. It will explain the advanced design optimisation process used and the resulting aggressive steel concepts. </div>

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