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Countries around the world for petrol fuel increasingly harsh restrictions on emissions trends, in the end what a car engine technology in line with regulatory requirements at the same time, while still allowing the greatest mobility needs have been met?

Over this issue in the automotive industry is currently hot topic of discussion, the conservative view that there is still much room for the traditional internal combustion engine can achieve performance improvements, but also significantly reduce emissions, with others in support of a revolutionary "zero emissions", which is use of electronic engine vehicles.

In a Munich, Germany was held to explore the European automotive electronics forum (Euroforum) seminar, the two camps for the next five years, the situation may occur express their views.

Internal combustion engine, electronic engine VS
Depot for those who have to meet the needs of the real front-line auto parts suppliers who must be accompanied by a conservative and aggressive act; for these companies, although their business is still the design, sale of automotive electronic systems to the existing The internal combustion engine vehicle market as the bulk, it must be the constant attention did not miss future opportunities.

However, the traditional vehicles, the size of the market, and now it seems more than large enough number of electric-car market; "sum of money now invested in the internal combustion engine technology and upgrades on the cost-effectiveness, than the development of hybrid electric vehicles, or the whole concept much better. "first-line auto parts supplier Magna International of the vehicle and powertrain operations, said chief operating officer Herbert Demel.

In any event, energy efficiency still plays a major promoter of technological innovation; the auxiliary device through one after another "electronic", can significantly improve the overall energy efficiency of vehicles, some experts have estimated that to improve or upgrade in the range of 20% to 30% of the Inter.

In this seminar on the "internal combustion engine, vs. Electronic engine" of discussion, representatives from the German automotive industry is clearly also in terms of attitude than a conservative from the Far East, many of the same industry; Although the German auto makers have been possible to make the most excellent blueprint for the development of electric vehicles, while some Japanese automakers have long taken the lead mass production of electric vehicles, into the mass market.

Nissan International's business development manager Florian Wunsch that said: "Electric vehicles are affordable, but also can produce;" The Japanese automakers have been scheduled in the global market by 2012, a mid-range electric vehicles.

Battery technology constraints
Because of the expensive lithium-ion batteries still represent a high-value, the industry has also been discussing can be hidden from the consumer end of the cost of the battery and, therefore, to accelerate the development of market penetration of electric vehicles; for example, Nissan's Wunsch that the car battery is not necessarily only along with the sales of electric vehicles can also be rented out to owners, so car dealers can be excluded from the purchase price beyond the cost of the battery to avoid the high price of electric cars to consumers deterred.

This battery-lease basis, but also to avoid the inevitable deterioration of the battery so that consumers have a negative perception; according to Nissan's concept electric vehicle batteries can be degraded to bear the general public vehicles for recycling after use, to find a "second spring" : "In the first paragraph after the end of life, these batteries can also use on forklifts and other vehicles, or to play in the smart grid stability and functionality." Wunsch said.

Over the years, energy storage is still electric / hybrid cars the most critical elements of the design; in a seminar discussion on this topic, it is focused on how to manage and use the battery. In addition, the automotive industry value chain in the emerging business model, but also well received by the participants concerned.

Some people think that, including engine, electronic components and batteries in the automotive industry, the "hardware", the importance of the role will become increasingly low; In regard to services, leasing and other related new business will come to the fore. "In the automotive industry value chain, we will see similar action as the present business model similar to the field of communication there." Magna International's Demel said.

Wunsch also agree with the above view: "Electric cars on the overall impact of the automobile industry will work with mobile phones the degree of influence similar to the telecom industry." He predicted that this trend will become a commodity hardware, vehicles, manufacturers must be through some personal function in order to achieve the goal difference; for example, BMW's Mini Series models can be said to meet the pioneer of this trend.

In any case, the electric car / hybrid batteries are still at a very special place, in addition to its already high price, this part of the speed of price cuts will not be like the other parts or the system so fast. "Battery technology is not Moore's Law (Moore's Law);" Wunsch said: "Battery does not go the same way with the computer CPU."

In another more technical level, Bosch manager Rainer Kallenbach also agree that the future of electrification of the automobile industry; In his view, hybrid electric vehicles with the trend, will bring about revolution in automotive circuit design; He also predicted that the next decade will be is the power of the golden age of electronic components. However, an additional DC / DC converter, an additional energy storage systems (such as super-capacitors), and the rechargeable batteries will also increase the complexity of automotive power systems.

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