WorldAutoSteel Program : Future Steel Vehicle (Third Report)

- Parts Design Used by New Materials & New Methods of Production -

Abstract

WorldAutoSteel(WAS) launched Future Steel Vehicle (FSV) program in 2008. FSV will address the global environmental and regulatory concerns through the application of multi-grade advanced high-strength all steel bodystructures in vehicle design for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV). The objective of the FSV program is to meet year 2015-2020 performance criteria while achieving a 35% mass reduction target in addition to a detailed project cost analysis. This paper presents the various advanced high-strength steel materials and their forming methods which applied in FSV program, and their selection criteria for the main structure parts considering the weight and cost reduction potentials.