324. SAE J3311: Smarter Vehicle Power Management

About this episode

The episode discusses SAE J3311 and its role in promoting efficient energy use in vehicles.

When it comes to today’s vehicles, every bit of energy matters. Wasted power can reduce EV driving range, add weight, and increase costs across the supply chain. That’s where SAE Standard J3311 comes in. Instead of constantly running systems at full power — or each automaker using its own proprietary strategy—SAE J3311 promotes efficient, fine-tuned energy use across the entire vehicle. Listen in as we sit down with SAE J3311 committee members Donald Gignac, Automotive Solutions Architect, Silicon Mobility; Maria Soledad Elli, Sr. Data Scientist, Torc Robotics; and Simone Palombi, Senior Systems Engineer, General Motors, to discuss how creating a common, industry-wide approach to smarter power management can unlock longer range, lighter vehicles, lower costs, and faster innovation across EVs and internal combustion engines alike. We’d love to hear from you. Share your comments, questions and ideas for future topics and guests to podcast@sae.org. Don’t forget to take a moment to follow SAE Tomorrow Today—a podcast where we discuss emerging technology and trends in mobility with the leaders, innovators and strategists making it all happen—and give us a review on your preferred…

People in this episode

Host: Grayson Brulte

Guests: Donald Gignac, Maria Soledad Elli, Simone Palombi

Topics covered

• energy efficiency
• electric vehicles
• power management
• automotive standards
• innovation
• cost reduction

Keywords

• SAE J3311
• energy management
• EV range
• automotive technology
• cost efficiency
• power systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAE International, Silicon Mobility, Torc Robotics, General Motors

Books & works: SAE J3311

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