Steel Industry Calls for Shift in Vehicle Regulations

Paris, 13 Oct., 2011 – WorldAutoSteel, the automotive group of the World Steel Association, pressed today the need to shift the basis of vehicle emissions regulations from tailpipe emissions to a total life cycle assessment (LCA).  LCA considers emissions from all aspects of a vehicle’s life, from material production to end-of-life-recycling, and should play an important role in current regulations in discussion around the world.

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Cutting-edge LMS NVH work helps FutureSteelVehicle reduce body structure weight by 35%

Design optimization supports advanced steel technology to reach EV weight target

By contributing cutting-edge NVH know-how and design optimization, LMS successfully helped reduce the weight of the FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) concept car body structure without compromising NVH performance. As part of the team working on the FutureSteelVehicle project, commissioned by WorldAutoSteel, LMS focused on early stage NVH simulation taking into consideration the advanced steel materials and advanced steel technology used in both EV and HEV vehicle body design. As part of the FSV project, the LMS Engineering Services team was challenged to optimize the NVH performance in parallel to the design team, ensuring that the target of 190kg (or less) body in white (BIW) mass and functional performance for an EV was maintained.

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Global Steel Industry Project Provides Light Weight, Low Carbon Footprint Vehicle Options

Advanced High-Strength Steels Combined with Electrified Powertrains Reduce Weight, Emissions, Improve Safety without Cost Compromise

Brussels, 18 May 2011 – WorldAutoSteel announced today the results of a three-year programme to develop fully engineered, steel-intensive designs for electrified vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their entire life cycle. The FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) features steel body structure designs that reduce mass by more than 35 percent over a benchmark vehicle and reduce total life cycle emissions by nearly 70 percent. This is accomplished while meeting a broad list of global crash and durability requirements, enabling five-star safety ratings, while avoiding high-cost penalties for mass reduction.

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Steel Industry Supports Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Study Highlighting Life Cycle Emissions To Properly Assess Future Vehicle Carbon Footprint

BRUSSELS, 29 June 2011 – According to a new study, “Preparing for a Life Cycle CO2 Measure”, vehicle manufacturing emissions can represent 23 to 46 percent of total vehicle emissions.  These findings, recently released by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LCVP), an advisory group working to accelerate the shift to low-carbon vehicles and fuels, and conducted by Ricardo, a global engineering firm, demonstrate that emissions other than tailpipe emissions are significant and therefore need to be included in future vehicle regulations. 

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Life Cycle Assessment Key to Reducing Vehicle Carbon Footprint

Advanced High-Strength Steel Solutions Combined with Electrified Powertrains Reduce Total Life Cycle Emissions

Frankfurt – 14 Sept., 2011 – Life cycle assessment (LCA) of emissions is critical to a complete picture of a vehicle carbon footprint, Cees ten Broek, WorldAutoSteel Director, said today at the Frankfurt Motor Show in a joint press conference with engineering firm, EDAG International.  Ten Broek presented the results of a global steel industry initiative, the FutureSteelVehicle (FSV), developed by EDAG, which features fully engineered steel body structure designs for electrified vehicles that reduce total life cycle emissions by nearly 70 percent over a similar size internal combustion engine (ICE) benchmark vehicle.  FSV demonstrates that low life cycle emission vehicles are not only possible with steel, but more probable.

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