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Has BMW
lost its mind?
The IC king goes electric powertrain mad
Revealed: the inside story behind the Bavarian car maker’s all-new ‘i’ family
POWER RANGERS THE BIG BANG ALTER EGO January 2012
As battery developers look to
new solutions, could lithium
already be on the way out?
Crash testing an EV:
everything you need
to know to stay safe
Ford’s global engine chief,
Joe Bakaj, reveals his
alternative powertrain vision
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CONTENTS In this issue... JANUARY 2012 WHAT'S
Market-Leading Performance for Electric and Hybri
50 114 FEATURES 32. Power revolution Having jus
CONTENTS INTERVIEWS 58. Not your average Joe In
AVL TrAnsmissions. sysTem soLuTions for Hybrid An
WHAT'S NEW? BMW EVs It's all go on t
WHAT'S NEW? BMW EVs
WHAT'S NEW? BMW EVs In 2007 BMW formed the
WHAT'S NEW? BMW EVs The use of CFRP through
WHAT'S NEW? BMW EVs Groundbreaking plug
For All of Your Energy Storage Testing Needs From
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WHAT'S NEW? M-B RANGE EXTENDER Tailor made Dai
Innovative solutions for the new reality.
WHAT'S NEW? SMART FORVISION Mirror image It's on
“This is not my first time at this expo, and as u
FUTURE BATTERIES WHAT'S NEW? OPEL/VAUXHALL RAK e
12 - 14 June 2012 STUTTGART MESSE, GERMANY “It’s
“There are many interesting components and subsys
COnTACT Tim Sandford Abinger House, Church Street
More than 30 years of experience A&D Technology i
Cars for the concrete jungle Audi continues to bu
WHAT'S NEW? AUDI EVS vehicle. The A2 concept m
testing tHe FuturetM ept series | HV/eV ele
PRODUCTION NEWS GM AND LG TO BUILD ON VOLT RELAT
ELECTRIC POWERTRAINS ON TEST French boast
Where automotive engineering meets strate
PERSONALITY PROFILE PROFILE: PHIL BARKER Job tit
PERSONALITY PROFILE For me, personally, an elect
FUTURE BATTERIES Time warp E&H looks into the fu
FUTURE BATTERIES
FUTURE BATTERIES O ptimi
FUTURE BATTERIES
FUTURE BATTERIES Partners in development With
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FUTURE BATTERIES GEL POWER Researchers at the Un
EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS Direct connect Cell-to-
FUTURE BATTERIES way down to atomic scale – so
FUTURE BATTERIES
TRANSMISSIONS Greener gears Charging grid distrib
Battery (luggage compartment module)
RomaxDesigner Durability perfo
TRANSMISSIONS “EVs need at least two ratios.
TRANSMISSIONS the e-motor attached directly to
plug-in hev powertrain Attributes: Attributes: -
CONVERSION SYSTEMS Illustration: Magic Torch 50
CONVERSION SYSTEMS CONVERSION SYSTEMS Hybrids
PROVIDING HIGH RELIABILITY INTERCONNECT SOLUTIONS
CONVERSION SYSTEMS “All hybrids are suffe
CONVERSION SYSTEMS DOING THE SPLITS Shown recent
CONVERSION SYSTEMS costs far less than the US$
Charge Ahead in Today’s Market Rev up your produ
FORD'S EV PLAN
FORD'S EV PLAN Electric oval WORDS:JIMMcCRAW It
MAKING MODERN LIVING POSSIBLE Drive happy while
FORD'S EV PLAN 1. Next-generation Ford
FORD'S EV PLAN “One of the greatest chall
We safely take you further.
OPEL'S ELECTRIC FUTURE Comeback king
OPEL'S ELECTRIC FUTURE
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OPEL'S ELECTRIC FUTURE in the USA – is that cu
OPEL'S ELECTRIC FUTURE
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UK based importer and distributor of el
SEAT ELECTRIC MOBILITY Mass appeal Words: Fara
SEAT ELECTRIC MOBILITY
Three state LED indicator shows the charging stat
CRASH TESTING
CRASH TESTING Shock value With the crash testing
CRASH TESTING R eassuring
– manufacturers have improved their crash-test st
Advanced electric motors, generators and drive sy
the two-mode hybrid offerings. For the USA specifi
Charging Into the Future Custom EV Charging Cords
Controversy plagued the Ford Pinto
CRASH TESTING THE EURO ZONE Euro NCAP has condu
SKAI TM Most compact inverter systems: 20 kVA/l
MOTORSPORT WORDS: CHARLES ARMST
MOTORSPORT Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology I
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OEM INTERVIEW: BMW fiber Moral High-tech batteri
OEM INTERVIEW: BMW
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OEM INTERVIEW: BMW 1 2
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OEM INTERVIEW: AUDI
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OEM INTERVIEW: AUDI I f one of your bran
IC engine Transmission High voltage
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When it comes to extreme conditions, nothing prot
SUPPLIER INTERVIEW: AKASOL ENGINEERING First rat
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The world is on The move Turning wheels
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