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CONTENTS
FEATURES
23 High on hydrogen COVER STORY
Through its Symbio joint venture with Michelin, Faurecia expands far
beyond its interior-systems base into the fuel-cell future.
19 Simulating a faster route to ADAS
and AV validation SIMULATION
With its new cloud-based Simphera platform, dSpace responds to
demand from global automated-vehicle development teams to help
manage their expanding, complex workload.
27 Innovating the methanol fuel cell
ADVANCED PROPULSION
Using methanol as the source fuel provides an alternative to a
gaseous-hydrogen distribution and storage infrastructure, among
other potential benefits.
29 Engineering the 2022 Toyota Tundra
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Chief Engineer Mike Sweers talks structure, materials and a different
approach to hybrid power.
ON THE COVER
Best known as a top seating and interior systems Tier 1, Faurecia has
invested heavily in hydrogen fuel cell technology to become a supplier
of pressure tanks, related hardware and, with its Symbio JV with
Michelin, fuel-cell stacks. Our cover photo shows a Faurecia engineer,
in the company's Bavans Global R&D Center of Hydrogen, placing
sensors on 700-bar storage tanks. These sensors provide data about
the state of the tank during the tests. (Faurecia)
REGULARS
4 Editorial: Ford C2 is model for EV scale
5 Supplier Eye
Suppliers battle a new set of ILLs
8 Technology Report
8 No-batteries-included Corvette Z06: More sting
for the 2023 Stingray | PROPULSION
11 Bosch debuts new CV-specific electric motor
and inverter | ELECTRIFICATION
12 Innovative 'Afreecar' wins SAE 2021 Create the
Future Design award | AWARD-WINNING CONCEPT
14 3D graphene boosts new batteries beyond
lithium-ion | ELECTRIFICATION
15 Road Ready
15 Hercules readies Alpha electric pickup prototypes
16 VW adds traction in budding EV market with
AWD for ID.4
31 Product Briefs
Spotlight: ADAS Sensors, Electronics & Semiconductors
34 Q&A
Conversation with the two engineers largely
responsible for readying and running Volkswagen's
new U.S. battery-pack plant.
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