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  • the end of the m.e.? - [the electric car of the near-future]

    06/06/2005 2:24:38 PM PDT · by snarks_when_bored · 38 replies · 1,569+ views
    Mechanical Engineering Magazine Online ^ | June, 2005 | Peter W. Huber & Mark P. Mills
    the end of the m.e.?They call this "convergence." Old lines are changing, or disappearing altogether. What it's doing under the hood is downright electrifying. by Peter W. Huber and Mark P. Mills The turf still divides up quite neatly. The electrical engineers move the light stuff—electrons, power, bits, and logic. The mechanical engineers do the heavy lifting; they move atoms. And, like it or not, the MEs still control most of the real estate. Look at our cars. They're made of big heavy things that shake, bounce, and sway; they're propelled by pistons, shafts, gears, and belts; controlled by...