Sustainability in Automotive Components

The automotive industry is going through a major change in the materials, energy, processes, and machines used to manufacture them. Even extensive research on the fuel used for powering the prime movers of automobiles exists. Every company in the value chain of the automobile industry is striving hard to attain its sustainability goals. Globally, all the regions have set their sustainability goals, such as the use of 30% recycled content by 2025, 55% CO2 reduction from vehicles by 2030, 100% electric vehicles by 2040, and net zero emission by 2050.

Raw material suppliers, component manufacturers, and OEMs in the value chain can play a major role in attaining sustainability. Within this, major technologies are developed to reduce environmental harm in manufacturing, the use phase, and end-of-life.

This content highlights various technologies related to automobile components such as chassis, body, engine, powertrain, fuels, and end-of-life. These technologies have been presented on a multi-dimensional chart, representing the TRL level, type of technology, and its impact on sustainability.

The content further highlights various companies and start-ups developing sustainable technologies in the automobile industry. These technologies are plotted against their sustainability impact to compare them and shortlist the ones that have a major impact on sustainability.

Below is a list of technologies related to various components, fuel, and vehicle end-of-life developed by companies and start-ups.

• Bambooder – Uni-directional bamboo fibers plastic composites and components for vehicle frames & supporting structures
• Proptious Technologies – Power-Generating Suspension Systems
• Floby – The new aluminum SiCA Light disc reduces particle emissions considerably
• Total Energies – Biodegradable antifreeze lubricant oil
• Algae Diesel – Produces biodiesel through wastewater and flue gas treatment
• Neo Waste – Convert plastic waste into fuels using a chemical recycling technology
• Northvolt – Recovering used batteries and recycling them into raw materials for new green batteries.

…and many more are captured in the report.

YASA has developed an axial flux motor. The motor architecture eliminates the stator yoke, reducing stator iron mass by up to 80%. It improves thermodynamic efficiency by more than 30%. The motor has the potential to reduce more than 60 million tons of CO2 emissions by reducing energy needs.

Download the document for a detailed assessment of axial motor technology and its overall impact on global energy utilization

The report includes:

• Sustainability targets of the Automotive Industry
• Value Chain of Automobile Industry
  • Key areas to attain sustainability within the value chain
• Radar chart highlighting sustainable technologies
  • Technology type – Research, Prototype, Commercialized technologies impact of technology – Low, Medium, High
  • Type of Technology – Raw material, Energy, Process, 3R – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• Sustainable technologies by companies and startups
  • Vehicle Body, Chassis & Powertrain, Engine components, Fuel
  • End-of-life Vehicle
• Sustainability Impact Matrix
• In-depth mapping of key technologies
• Initiatives to reduce CO2 emission
  • Seat Manufacturing companies
  • Tire Manufacturing
• Alternative fuels
• Case Study – Partner scouting for battery recycling