New technologies

Cars

Car industry

• Car manufacturers and their suppliers form a big part in Germany’s economy

• In Oberberg we also have many suppliers, e.g. one of the leading axle and trailer producers (BPW)

• The cars have to get better and better

Saving fuel

• A big topic is saving fuel• For this, new technologies like an automatic

start stop system are developed• There are also other ideas like a tyre giving a

signal when the pressure is low• This also helps to save fuel

Automatic cars

• There are tests about a car which is driven by a computer only. There is no driver needed

• Also, the cars communicate and warn each other e.g. if there is ice

• The systems can notice if you are tired and it will stop your car

Our biggest car group

Our biggest car group

• The state of Niedersachsen has a car-orientated economy, because with Volkswagen Europe’s biggest Car Group is located there

• An unique supplier industry has developed there

• More than 700 companies manufacture everything which includes mobility, e.g. airbags, car seats, steering systems

Our biggest car group

• The workers in Niedersachsen work on efficient motors, sustainable mobility, electronic cars and clever assistant systems

• This should lead to more fuel-efficient cars

Special systems

• The company Bosch manufactures start-stop-systems

• When the driver stops at a red traffic light the motor goes out

• When the driver uses the clutch when the light is green the car starts again

Cars can communicate

• Another company, Continental, works on wheels which report when the pressure sinks

• Structure-borne sound sensors which are designed to save you in an accident

Cars can communicate

• An intelligent car is invented which drives without a driver, because of assistant systems and many sensors

• Cars shall warn each other of black ice or traffic jams

Automatic parking systems

• Another idea is to automate the parking operation

• Most of drivers need more time to find a parking space than reaching the destination!

• If that can be realized the driver would not have to care about the searching a parking lot and the car will park itself

Automatic parking systems

• The driver can activate the parking operation with a smartphone app

• When the driver wants to get back to his car, he calls his car and the car drives on its own to the place where the driver stands

Bicycle Industry

• The bicycle is the most used transportation in Germany

• Especially electric bicycles are very popular in the moment

• There is a new propulsion which combines the central engine with the backpedal brake

The right batteries

• A big topic for the electronic mobility are the right batteries

• Johnson Control produces the interior of the cell chemistry up to the finished module

• The new cells are prismatic so that the batteries need less space

Car engine

• The engine is the most important element of a car

• Continental builds the first high-efficient synchronic machine without the use of rare earth

• The new engines go out if the car is standing and starts again if you step on the clutch

• If you brake, the energy can be transformed into electricity and stored in the battery

The first electric cars

• The first electric car which is produced in series reaches a speed of 75 km/h and is ideal for roads in the city or on premises

• The company tests how electric vehicles can be used as power storage

The first electric cars

• Volkswagen also manufactures electric cars• Since 2011 they test electric cars in Germany• The first electric car is already for sale

Using wind energy for electronic cars

• The land between Harz and North Sea has much wind

• 25% of the wind energy in Germany are produced there

• New wind turbines are planned to produce the energy for more than 100.000 electronic cars that are expected to be on the road in 2016

New airplanes

• In Stade and in other parts of Niedersachsen there are specialists of lightweight who work on reinforced carbon fiber plastic

• The aim is to make the airplanes lighter and to reduce the fuel consumption and the CO2 emissions

New airplanes

• The airplanes A380 and A350 consist of lightweight material thanks to the specialists

• The black material weighs 30% less than steel and aluminum and is also harder and more stable