Automotive Engineering - September 2022 - 10

TECHNOLOGY
REPORT
LIGHTWEIGHTING
Altair honors innovations in sustainability and lightweighting
SAE INTERNATIONAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Srinivasa (Sri) Srinath, Ph.D
President
Jeff Hemphill
2021 President
Todd Zarfos
2023 President Elect
Susan Ying, Ph.D
Vice President - Aerospace
Daniel Nicholson
Vice President - Automotive
Michael Weinert
Vice President -
Commercial Vehicle
Andrew Jeffers
Treasurer
Sustainable Product: 2022 Ford
F-150 Lightning has an extended
battery range of up to 320 miles.
Ford follows up its top prize in last year's
Sustainable Product category - for the
Mustang Mach-E - with another electric-vehicle
winner, the 2022 F-150 Lightning. The battery-electric
variant of Ford's top-selling vehicle
is one of six category winners to be honored
at the 10th annual Altair Enlighten Awards
conducted in partnership with the Center for
Automotive Research (CAR).
" The caliber of nominees for this year's
Enlighten Award was unparalleled and is a true
testament to the investments the automotive
industry is making to reach - and even exceed
- global sustainability targets, " Richard Yen,
Altair's senior VP, product and strategy, said
during the awards presentation at CAR's
Management Briefing Seminars (MBS) in
August. " As we celebrate our tenth year and
have evaluated hundreds of worthy entries
over the years, we have seen this award evolve
from showcasing vehicle lightweighting initiatives
to companies now fully embracing sustainability
and the commitment to building a
net-zero environment and circular economy. "
Media partners for the 2022 Altair Enlighten
Awards include SAE International and its
Automotive Engineering and Tech Briefs publications,
as well as Automobil Industrie. While
the awards acknowledge the automotive industry's
best initiatives to reduce vehicle
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weight and meet emissions targets, they also
consider other parameters such as cost reduction,
improved performance, part count reduction
and applicability to other vehicle programs.
The three Sustainability categories also
consider progress toward a reduced carbon
footprint and factors such as water/energy
consumption and material reuse and recycling.
Sustainable Product
The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning with a 131-kWh
extended-range battery can travel up to 320
miles (515 km) and deliver a maximum 580 hp
and 775 lb-ft (1051 Nm) - the most torque of
any F-150 ever. The ability to power a home, if
needed, is a bonus. The F-150 Lightning is
powered by dual in-board motors and is built
on an all-new high-strength steel frame that
supports a maximum 2235-lb (1014-kg) payload
and towing up to 10,000 lb (4536 kg).
Runner-up: Lacks Enterprises' weight-saving
composite wheel technology is recognized in a
joint Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) report titled Midterm
Evaluation of Light-duty Vehicle Greenhouse
Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average
Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for Model
Years 2022-2025. The patented wheel design
allows for multiple finishes and designs on the
David L. Schutt, Ph.D
Chief Executive Officer
Gregory L. Bradley, Esq.
Secretary
Judy Curran
Rhonda Walthall
Joan Wills
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