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Life Cycle Assessment: 6 areas designers need to consider when taking an LCA approach to vehicle development
A blog by Russ Balzer, Technical Director for WorldAutoSteel and Dr. Don Malen, College of Engineering at the University of Michigan Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology that considers a product’s entire life cycle, from raw material and production...
Goodbye driver experience, hello ‘journey experience’: exploring the passenger experience in autonomous vehicles for MaaS applications
As Mobility as a Service vehicles become increasingly automated, Neil McGregor discusses passengers want from their autonomous vehicle experience and how the Steel E-Motive vehicle is being designed to take this into account.
Steel E-motive program featured by The Engineer
The Steel E-motive team speak to The Engineer about the role that steel has to play in autonomous mobility services and vehicle concepts.
Talking future steel technology for BEVs with MetalForming Magazine
George Coates – Steel E-motive Technical Director, talks to MetalForming magazine about how steel is shaping the future of battery electric vehicle technology and enabling advances in autonomous and connected vehicles for mobility as a service applications.
Developing the Steel E-Motive Vehicle Architecture Specifications
Neil McGregor, Chief Engineer for Steel E-motive, outlines the chosen vehicle attributes for the Steel E-motive concepts.
Steel E-Motive Steel Materials and Technologies Portfolio: A Recipe for Innovation
George Coates discusses some of the steel materials and processes that are being considered for the Steel E-motive vehicle concepts.
Considering the vehicle architecture challenges for Mobility as a Service (MaaS)
Owain Davis, Vehicle Architecture Lead for the Steel E-motive Project, discusses the challenges of developing vehicle architectures for mobility as a service applications and outlines the considerations that need to be made to ensure a safe, comfortable and cost-effective transportation service.
New initiative to demonstrate advanced steel architectures for future mobility
WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association, announced on 12 November 2020 a new vehicle engineering program, Steel E-Motive. The new program will demonstrate the benefits of steel for global Mobility as a Service (MaaS), characterized by fully connected and autonomous electric vehicles.
A History of Steel Innovation
Steel E-Motive is the 6th program in WorldAutoSteel’s 22-year history. In this blog, we review the history of steel innovation throughout our history and take a look at what the future might hold for the Steel E-motive program.
Steel Innovation for Future Mobility
A blog by George Coates, Technical Director, WorldAutoSteel We are approaching a critical milestone in automotive history when what we know as normal is about to change significantly. The future mobility revolution is underway and the steel and automotive industries...