World Steel Association’s WorldAutoSteel’s Ms Kate Hickey wrote in a blog that WorldAutoSteel & Ricardo’s Steel E-Motive project demonstrates the suitability of the latest Advanced High-Strength Steel grades for use in fully autonomous electric vehicles, engineered for Mobility as a Service, MaaS, transport model. The Steel E-Motive programme is working to develop two vehicle concepts for MaaS applications. Experts are working together to develop two vehicle concepts1. A smaller four-passenger SEM1 variant is intended for inner-city journeys2. A larger six-passenger variant SEM2 intended for longer inter-city journeysBoth the smaller SEM1 and larger SEM2 Steel E-Motive vehicles are all electric with zero tailpipe emissions that will help cut urban pollution. The aim is that the electricity source used for charging will be largely renewable. In addition, the vehicles are being designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible during their total life cycles. The Steel E-Motive vehicles are engineered to minimise greenhouse gas emissions created during vehicle manufacture, achieving more efficient use per part, meaning less overall steel production. This will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions generated during the vehicle’s lifetime, from manufacture to end-of-life recycling.The AHSS steel concepts are expected to be finalised in early 2023 and will serve as the basis for car manufacturers in their quest to design sustainable autonomous electric vehicles using AHSS as their material of choice. Steel E-Motive will provide a very efficient example of AHSS capabilities to meet this new vehicle segment demand with options that will encourage users with safe, affordable transportation.Autonomous vehicles operating in a ride sharing MaaS model alongside other public transport will help meet the challenge of serving a growing global population, while providing a sustainable transport solution around and between cities. With ride sharing, the number of single-passenger vehicles on the road drops, reducing traffic congestion, leading to an increase in capacity for passenger numbers and journeys.
World Steel Association’s WorldAutoSteel’s Ms Kate Hickey wrote in a blog that WorldAutoSteel & Ricardo’s Steel E-Motive project demonstrates the suitability of the latest Advanced High-Strength Steel grades for use in fully autonomous electric vehicles, engineered for Mobility as a Service, MaaS, transport model. The Steel E-Motive programme is working to develop two vehicle concepts for MaaS applications. Experts are working together to develop two vehicle concepts1. A smaller four-passenger SEM1 variant is intended for inner-city journeys2. A larger six-passenger variant SEM2 intended for longer inter-city journeysBoth the smaller SEM1 and larger SEM2 Steel E-Motive vehicles are all electric with zero tailpipe emissions that will help cut urban pollution. The aim is that the electricity source used for charging will be largely renewable. In addition, the vehicles are being designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible during their total life cycles. The Steel E-Motive vehicles are engineered to minimise greenhouse gas emissions created during vehicle manufacture, achieving more efficient use per part, meaning less overall steel production. This will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions generated during the vehicle’s lifetime, from manufacture to end-of-life recycling.The AHSS steel concepts are expected to be finalised in early 2023 and will serve as the basis for car manufacturers in their quest to design sustainable autonomous electric vehicles using AHSS as their material of choice. Steel E-Motive will provide a very efficient example of AHSS capabilities to meet this new vehicle segment demand with options that will encourage users with safe, affordable transportation.Autonomous vehicles operating in a ride sharing MaaS model alongside other public transport will help meet the challenge of serving a growing global population, while providing a sustainable transport solution around and between cities. With ride sharing, the number of single-passenger vehicles on the road drops, reducing traffic congestion, leading to an increase in capacity for passenger numbers and journeys.
