Hella Unveils Gadgets for the Wise Vehicle
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Leave it to Hella Electronics Corporation to come up with the solution to your car needs as they try to stay in line with the responsible and conservative car owners. The shift in U.S. buying patterns has caused some vehicle manufacturers to re-think how new fuel and carbon dioxide (CO2)-saving vehicles should be marketed to technology-savvy drivers who may want a premium sound system in a smaller vehicle.
Hella believes most U.S. car buyers can have it both ways by applying energy management principles learned in Europe, where drivers are accustomed to more expensive fuel prices. Today, technologies such as automatic start-stop controls, intelligent battery sensors, electronic pedal sensors, fuel-quality and oil-quality sensors, demand-driven fuel pumps and electric vacuum pumps are available and in use to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The savings in energy use can then be applied to comfort and convenience options U.S. buyers want.
Among their line of consumer saving gadgets include:
- Automatic Start-Stop Increases Hybrid Vehicle Fuel Savings
- Intelligent Battery Sensor Saves 3.8 Grams of Carbon Dioxide Per Mile
- Hella’s Accelerator Pedal-Sensor Module Sets the Pace Globally in Fuel Efficiency
- Integrating Electronic Systems is Key to Improvements in Energy Consumption
Hella is one of the top 50 automotive parts suppliers in the world and one of the 100 largest industrial companies in Germany. Nearly 25,000 people work in 70 manufacturing facilities and production subsidiaries throughout the world, including more than 3,500 research-and-development engineers and technicians. Customers include all of the world’s leading vehicle and systems manufacturers, as well as the automotive parts aftermarket.
(Source) Press
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