SAE Vehicle Electrification 2012-02-21
12EVSD0221
02/21/2012
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- Bang for the buck
The best technology solutions for electrified vehicles are the ones that deliver ∼80% of the performance of 'ideal' systems, at ∼60% of their cost. - Rise of the P2 machines
Newcomers to hybrid-vehicle development are bypassing the Prius-proven powersplit system for lower-cost and moderately less capable single-motor solutions. - Rethinking battery and e-motor materials
Experts reveal efforts to find lower cost, more strategically stable solutions that can match or improve system performance.
- Bang for the buck