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Next-Generation Elastomer Seals: Enhancing Battery Safety and Sustainability in E-Mobility
As the EV market accelerates toward mass adoption, the need for durable, efficient, and scalable battery technologies is reshaping supply chain priorities across the automotive and energy sectors. Advanced sealing materials, such as high-performance elastomers, are emerging as strategic enablers in this transformation. Read on to learn more.
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Solving Fleet Electrification Bottlenecks with Battery-Integrated Charging Systems
Charging infrastructure has become the primary bottleneck to fleet electrification. Despite growing demand for electric trucks and increasing pressure to decarbonize logistics operations, many fleet operators face long delays for grid upgrades, transformer installations, and permitting, at times waiting more than a year to power vehicles that have already arrived. OptiGrid was formed in response to this growing gap between vehicle readiness and infrastructure availability. Read on to learn more.
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Battery Innovation Key for Commercial and Off-Highway EVs
The move to electrified on- and off-highway equipment is not without its challenges. The industry itself lags greatly behind the passenger car industry, which accounted for 17.5 million EVs sold globally last year. But why? Read on to find out.
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The Factory’s Hidden Power Grid
How can carmakers make significant strides inside their plants to cut waste and improve sustainability? Read on to find out.
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Upstream: Better Data Collection, Processing Will Reduce SDV Recalls
Cars that are more connected, equipped with more sensors than ever before, should make proactive maintenance somewhat easy and reliable. Drivers could have lower repair...
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First Drive: 2026 Hyundai Palisade
Years ago, Hyundai hosted a Palisade drive program for journalists consisted mostly of driving on a gravel road for a few hours. It was weird, and many a journalist told them so. Probably not as a direct...
Technology Report Energy
Ford Unveils Its Universal EV Platform
In a briefing ahead of today's announcement, Ford's chief EV, digital and design chief Doug Field used the C word: China. Field said that the company's Universal EV Platform would through, "really...
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BMW Brings EV Motor Production to Steyr in Austria
In August, the BMW Group's Plant Steyr in Austria started producing the electric motors for its Neue Klasse EVs. The sixth-generation BMW eDrive is the first all-electric drivetrain that...
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Factorial CEO Says Cells with 375Wh/kg Energy Density a ‘Milestone’ for Stellantis
In April, Stellantis and Factorial Energy announced that the two companies validated automotive-sized solid-state battery cells with an energy density...
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Comparing Full Vehicle Testing Methodologies
As vehicle platforms become increasingly complex and end user demands require OEMs and manufacturers to continually optimize performance — alongside durability and safety — it's more vital than...
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Latest Sensor Fusion Technology for Autonomous Vehicles
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) require the right combination of sensors to function at peak performance. However, it varies from vehicle to vehicle exactly which perception sensors —like...
On-Demand Webinars Materials
Next-Gen Digital Material Testing: ASTM-Certified Precision
Traditional material testing struggles with limited data points, slowing innovation in aerospace, automotive, and beyond. Digital testing revolutionizes this by delivering thousands...
Articles Manufacturing & Prototyping
Electronic Stability Control Builds the Foundation for Safer Roads
Read on to learn how a mechanically simple idea has kept cars stable for decades, and why it can still evolve for an autonomous future.
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Welcome to the SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast
To help pass the time during your commute or while working around the house or in the garage, we've launched the SAE Automotive Engineering podcast.
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Welcome to the Automotive Engineering Podcast
To help pass the time during your commute or while working around the house or in the garage, we've launched the SAE Automotive Engineering podcast. The monthly podcast will feature interviews with anyone who has their finger on the pulse of the automotive world. This month, we speak with Slate Automotive and BMW about their upcoming electric vehicles and how each company is navigating the current state of electric vehicles.
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Simulating Forward Motion at VI-Grade’s Zero Prototypes Day
VI-grade doesn’t rest much. New software for its simulations, new simulators to run that software, and new HiL solutions mean there’s always something new happening. And much of this was on hand at the company’s 2025 North American Zero Prototypes Day, held in Novi, Michigan, over the summer. Read on to learn more about it.
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The EV Tech of BMW’s Neue-Klasse IX3
The rollout of electric vehicles has recently encountered a few bumps in the United States. For international automakers with roadmaps that look ahead for decades, a hiccup isn't enough to fully...
Technology Report Energy
EV Battery Safety: Advanced Coatings, Composite Solutions for Fire and Blast Protection
Thermal runaway in electric vehicle batteries is rare, but it can happen, producing smoke, fire, and explosions. This uncontrollable, self-heating state can transfer intense heat to adjacent cells and cause pressure buildups that exceed the mechanical limits of cell casings. Read on to learn how to avoid it.
On-Demand Webinars Automotive
How Agile Design Processes With MODSIM Are Changing the Game for Automotive Suppliers
The pace of innovation in the automotive industry is faster than ever — and traditional, linear development models can’t keep up. This 30-minute webinar...
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4 Ways Simulation Can Accelerate Fuel Cell Development
In today’s fast-paced fuel cell industry, reducing time to market is both a strategic imperative and a competitive advantage. This 45-minute webinar will explore how system-level...
Technology Report Test & Measurement
Inside Slate's Warsaw Factory
Slate bought a factory. The 1.4 million sq. ft. (130,000 m3) facility was formerly a printing company. Sears, JCPenny, and Radio Shack catalogs emerged from the RR Donnelley & Sons printing plant for...
Technology Report Unmanned Systems
Sonatus Launches AI Director to Integrate More AI in More Vehicles
Vehicle software company Sonatus wants the automotive industry to rethink the role of the middle manager. At least, when those managers are AI-based. The company unveiled...
On-Demand Webinars Manufacturing & Prototyping
Driving Innovation: Advanced Heat Shrink Solutions for Modern Vehicle Design
As vehicle designs evolve to meet the demands of electrification, lightweighting, and increased safety, engineers face growing challenges in protecting and organizing...
News Manufacturing & Prototyping
SAE Books: Vehicle Fire Safety with Erbis Biscarri
A seasoned engineer with a multi-discipline background in electronics, manufacturing systems, and forensic analysis, Erbis Biscarri brought decades of experience to the topic of automotive safety in his latest work. Biscarri’s book, Fires in Conventional and Electrified Vehicles: Theory, Prevention, and Analysis, published by SAE International, offers a comprehensive guide to one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: vehicle fire safety. Read on to learn more.
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ZF’s Smart Chassis Sensors Debut in Cadillac Celestiq
The Cadillac Celestiq is full of new technologies, from the 130+ parts made using additive manufacturing to the 655hp (488 kW) dual-motor AWD powertrain. ZF announced in early July...
Technology Report Power
Unifying Design and Multiphysics Simulation for Electric Drive Development
Electric drive systems are central to the efficient and clean use of energy for electric and hybrid vehicles. They need to efficiently convert electrical energy...
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Sharper Testing Delivers Better AV Performance
As self-driving car technology moves towards commercial deployment, engineers encounter a scaling challenge that mirrors issues seen in other complex critical safety systems: validation....
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