New Indicator Tests the Environmental Impacts of Material and Engine Choices
In the effort to make vehicles lighter and more efficient, it's important to look at the whole life cycle of the vehicle, from the moment raw materials are mined to manufacturing and driving it on...
Life Cycle Assessment Sees The Big Picture [VIDEO]
Without a life cycle assessment to guide the design process, decisions will be made that could result in unintended consequences: a complete shift of the emissions problem to the manufacturing of...
[VIDEO] Automotive Steel is Just as Light and Stronger than Aluminium
Recently Jody Shaw, U. S. Steel Corporation, a member of WorldAutoSteel, conducted an interview discussing a new lightweight vehicle control arm for suspensions. WorldAutoSteel and its members are...
WORLDSTEEL PROMOTES GREEN MANUFACTURING IN CHINA
Guangzhou, 21 November 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today co-hosted with the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) and the China Council for the Promotion of International...
New Study Highlights the Need for a Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Vehicle Emissions Regulation
BRUSSELS, 12 July 2013 – A new study commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) says that with increasing efficiencies of powertrains and fuels that contribute to lower emissions...
Industry Today Article Provides an Update on Steel vs Aluminum
INDUSTRY TODAY, JUNE 2013 - Pound for Pound - The boundless heavyweight fight continues between steel and aluminum for supreme lightweight bragging rights for automotive body structures. After...