Automotive innovation : the science and engineering behind cutting edge automotive technology Bringing the fire The end of compromise Getting power to the pavement Electric machines Electrified powertrains The electric fuel tank Automotive architecture The power of shape Smarter cars. Automotive Innovation: The Science and Engineering behind Cutting Edge Automotive Technology provides a survey of innovative automotive technologies in the auto industry. Automobiles are rapidly changing and this text explores these trends. IC engines transmissions and chassis are being improved and there are advances in digital control manufacturing and materials. New vehicles demonstrate improved performance safety and efficiency factors; electric vehicles represent a green energy alternative while sensor technologies and computer processors redefine the nature of driving. The text explores these changes the engineering and science behind them and directions for the future