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Trends inCar Technology and
Wire Harness
Trends inCar Technology and
Wire Harness
Kazunori SakaiProject General Manager
Advanced Vehicle Engineering Division Vehicle Engineering Group
Toyota Motor Corporation
Kazunori SakaiKazunori SakaiProject General ManagerProject General Manager
Advanced Vehicle Engineering Division Advanced Vehicle Engineering Division Vehicle Engineering GroupVehicle Engineering Group
Toyota Motor CorporationToyota Motor Corporation
Mr. Ariën van Beinum, Session ChairmanWe would like to start the second part of this session. In the first part, we have seen and heard about enormous business opportunities and we still have to develop many things. In this part, we will go back to our own business. We will talk about cars, wire harnesses and wires and cables. It is more directly connected to us.Our first speaker in this part is Mr. Sakai from Toyota Motor. He is Project General Manager of the Advanced Vehicle Engineering Division. His paper will deal with the development in the automotive technology and its consequence for wire harness. Here we will learn, what the automotive industry wants from international cablemakers. Mr. Sakai, please.
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3. Tasks for the Wire Harness Suppliers
Agenda1. Automotive Technology
Development Trends2. Overview of Automotive
Wire Harness
4. Requests to the ElectricWire Industry
Thank you very much Mr. Chairman for your kind introduction.Today, I would like to give my presentation in 4 divided parts.I will explain the technical development trends of automotive technologies and give an overview of wire harness. Then I will talk about tasks of the harness industries and the requests to the wire industries.First of all, I would like to start with the development trends of automotive technologies.
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Toward Development of Motorization on a
Global Scale
Toward a Mature Society
Toward the Age of ITS and Ubiquitous
NetworksToward a Recycle-oriented Society
Kind to the
EarthComfort of
Life
Respect for all People
Excitement for the World
New Corporate Image for Toyota to
Pursue
I would like to start this presentation with the Toyota 2010 Global Vision. I think there may be not a big difference among automotive companies. Four keywords are held up in Toyota:“Kind to the Earth”: Toward a recycle-oriented society, to reduce the load
of the cars to the global environment. We pursue the reduction of fuel consumption, exhaust gas and wastes.“Comfort of Life”: Toward the age of ITS and Ubiquitous Networks. We pursue easy to use, peace of mind, pleasure to enjoy the life.Other keywords are: “Excitement for the World” and “Respect for all People”.Today, I would like to focus on the first two keywords in this presentation.
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Regulation TrendsRegulation Trends iin n Automotive Environment Automotive Environment
03 04 05 06 10
USA LEVLEV II
CAFÉSUV Exhaust
CO2
Metropolitan Diesel Regulation
Car Recycle LawDiesel Exhaust Regulation
Recycle Directive
OBD IIEuro IV 08 CO2EU
Japan
Freedom Project
As regards the keyword “Kind to the Earth”, I will explain the environmental measures.Environmental regulations in major areas are shown in this table.In the USA, step-by-step strict exhaust regulations will be imposed.In Europe, recycle regulations as well as exhaust regulations have become effective. Also, a carbon dioxide exhaust regulation, which means, a fuel consumption regulation is scheduled in 2008.In Japan, especially diesel exhaust regulation has been tightened and car recycle regulation was enacted. Regulations on extremely low exhaust gas, low fuel consumptions and recycling have been started.
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Alternative energy
Diesel engine Gasoline engine
Electric vehicle
HYBRID TECHNOLOGY
The ultimate eco-car
CNG
FCHV
D- 4
EVVVT-i
Diesel DI
THS II
THS
Lean Burn
AutomotiveAutomotiveEnvironment MeasuresEnvironment Measures
Now, some remarks on automotive environmental measures:Toyota promotes four basic technologies for the ultimate ecology car. They are improved gasoline engine, improved diesel engine, alternative fuel and electric vehicle. Combining these technologies, Toyota focuses on hybrid technologies on the way to the ultimate ecology car. “THS” stands for Toyota Hybrid System. It is a combination of gasoline
engine and electric vehicle (EV). The first mass production model was released in 1997 and the improved model was launched this year.“FCHV” is a combination of Fuel Cell and Electric Vehicle (EV). That was introduced to the market as a trial.
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Hybrid VehicleHybrid Vehicle
Planetary Gear Electric
Motor
Inverter
Battery
GeneratorGasoline Engine
This figure shows the construction of a hybrid vehicle. The hybrid vehicle is composed of a gasoline engine, a motor generator and a voltage inverter. It travels by the engine and the electric motor, charges battery by the generator or it regenerates energy. This is a vehicle incorporating both the merit of an engine and the merit of a motor. For example, low speed acceleration is good for the motor and high speed acceleration is good for the gasoline engine. The selection of engine or motor will be made automatically by a central processor unit (CPU). When the car is decelerating or braking, the power is charged to the battery.
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This year, Toyota launched a further improved THS II . The motor is empowered by increasing the motor voltage from 288V to 500V. The hybrid car not only improves fuel consumption, which influences the environment, but can get a comfortable acceleration feeling by combining engine and motor. We call this “Hybrid Synergy Drive”. This vehicle marked a good fuel consumption of 35.5 km per liter. I think it is the best in the world in this class.
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Fuel Cell VehicleFuel Cell Vehicle
High Pressure Hydrogen Tank
Hydrogen SupplyMotor
Power Control Unit
Rechargeable Battery Fuel Cell Battery
Fuel cell hybrid vehicle as the future technology. Toyota exhibited this bus (shown in the slide) at Tokyo Motor Show last year. “FCHV” is a hybrid technology, combining fuel cells and rechargeable batteries, and guarantees a high efficiency travel. The exhaust gas of this fuel cell battery is only water vapor.
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RecyclingRecycling
Air Bag Collection
Reclamation
Engine, etc Fe, Al, Tire,etc
Used Parts Recycle
Fluorocarbon Collection
Debris
Energy
Copper Collection
This chart shows the flow of vehicle demolition during recycling. Recycling laws are enacted in each country and the material and the design of the vehicle have been changed to be more suitable for recycling.
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Information TechnologyInformation TechnologyInformation Center
Home
Mobile Phone, PDA
Information Terminal
MusicPictureMap
E-mailInternet etc.
Emergency Aid
Appliance ControlSecurity Camera
Car Searching etc.
Now I will talk about the keyword “Comfort of Life” and the influence to the trends of the vehicle technology development, especially on “Information Technology”, “Safety” and “New Packages”. Let us start with the information technology. Today, we are able to be connected to networks from our cars, while we are driving, thanks to the recent advanced and popular radio communication devices: Access to e-mail and internet, emergency services or information services by communicating with an information center.We are also able to download the newest road map of the area, where the car is located for the navigation system equipped in the car. You can access the security system of your residence or purchase the contents, you wish to get from an information terminal.More and more such services will be available and it will assure us a more comfortable life.
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Millimeter-wave Radar
Pre-Crash Seatbelt
Pre-Crash Brake Assist
Computer
Computer
Safety TechnologySafety Technology
Passive→Active Safety
Pre-Crash Safety System Pre-tensioner
Force limiter
Seatbelt Movement
Millimeter-wave Radar
Safety Technology: Here you see a pre-crash safety system: It monitors in front of the car by millimeter wave radar, sounds the buzzer alarm to the driver or seat belt motion will occur, when there will be a danger of crash. This system pulls firmly the seat belt, when the crash is unavoidable. In the latest model this system can directly operate the braking system.
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Monitoring CamerasMonitoring Cameras
Front CameraFront Cameraat Emblemat Emblem
Side CameraSide Cameraat Passenger Door at Passenger Door MirrorMirror
Back CameraBack Cameraat Rear License at Rear License
GarnishGarnish
Monitoring Cameras: Many cameras have started to be installed on board, to keep better visibility around the vehicle for driving safety. One of the reasons is that low cost but good quality cameras are available these days. The popularizations of cell phones with cameras is increased for the same reason. There is a front camera for front view, a side camera at the passenger door mirror and a back camera at the rear license garnish area. In the newest model of Toyota, a car is equipped with an intelligent parking assisting system using the back camera.
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Bottom View
Side View
Blind Corner Monitoring Blind Corner Monitoring
Camera at Front Grill
Camera View
Blind Corner Monitoring System: When we enter an intersection from a narrow road in a crowded residential area, it may be difficult to keep good visibility from the driver’s position. If we can check the left and the right side traffic, when we make a stop at the corner, we will be able to reduce potential traffic accidents. This photo shows an image of the display on the instrumental panel of the car. As mentioned above, a future car will be equipped by many cameras to guarantee the safety.
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New PackageNew Package
From a different view point, I would like to mention the New Package.Customers want a compact body with good drivability and a comfortable and large cabin. You can see here many equipments on the panel. And inside the panel, there are many units like air-conditioning system, airbags and a lots of electronic units. In the back side of this beautifully designed panel, engineers are always struggling to make space available for electronic units and wire harness.As the space for electronic components becomes narrower or smaller, car components must get smaller.
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By Wire ControlBy Wire Control
In the future, many of the mechanical systems of a car will be substituted by electric systems or by wire systems.It will be an evolution of actions by wire, which enables larger cabin space.
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Car Technology TrendsCar Technology TrendsKind to the Earth Comfort of Life
Increase of Electric Equipment in decreasing space
•Recycling
•Weight Reduction
•Electric Power
•New Package
•Information Tech.
•Safety Tech.
The car technology trends are summarized like follows: Regarding “Kind to the Earth”: Electric power, weight reduction - of course, it is essential to reduce the fuel consumption - and recycling.Regarding “Comfort of Life”: Information technology, safety technology and new packages. Future cars will have more electric equipment in decreasing space.
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Issue of Car ElectronicsIssue of Car ElectronicsSmaller, Lighter Equipment
Nikkei Electronics
Issue of car electronics: Electronic equipment must be slim and compact to enable many kinds of electronic equipment on board. Wire harnesses and its related components are facing the same issue as the electronic components.
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Delivering electrical power & signalto every corner of a vehicle
like blood vessels or nerves
343426002600Luxury CarLuxury Car
1212440440Compact CarCompact Car
Weight (kg)Weight (kg)Length (m)Length (m) Copper Weight Copper Weight (kg)(kg)
66
1818
WhatWhat’’s the Automotive s the Automotive Wire Harness?Wire Harness?
Now I will give you an overview of the automotive wire harness.What is the automotive wire harness ? It is delivering electrical power and signal to every corner of a vehicle, like blood vessels or nerves. In compact class cars, the total wire length is 440 m and the weight is 12 kg.In the case of a luxury car with full options, the numbers are considerably larger, the total length is 2600 m and the weight is 34 kg.
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Copper Quantity of Auto Wires
Copper Quantity of Auto Wires
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1995 2000 2005
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アジア
欧州
日本
北米
Annual Copper Quantity: 500k tonsAnnual Copper Quantity: 500k tons
Cop
per Q
uant
ity (k
ton/
yr)
1995 2000 2005
Others
Asia
Europe
Japan
North America
The annual copper quantity used in the world automotive industry is estimated to reach 500 k tons .As I heard, the annual copper consumption in all industries is about 10 million tons, the automotive industry consumes about 5% of the world total consumption.
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Wire Harness Makers Wire Harness Makers
57 million vehicles (Global: 2002)57 million vehicles (Global: 2002)
YazakiSiemens
DelphiSumitomo
Lear
Others
Wire harness manufacturers in the world :Major companies in this field are: Yazaki and Siemens, Delphi, Sumitomo and Lear.The global sales of vehicles are 57 million in the year 2002.
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60
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40 60 80 100 120heat resistant
wei
ght
Features of Automotive Wires Features of Automotive Wires
Wire
Scrape Abrasion Test
Automotive
Power Cable
IV
0.7kg
Features of automotive wires:Automotive wires must have higher heat resistance and lighter weight with thinner insulation compared to other applications.Automotive wires must withstand a severe abrasion resistance test.
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Variations ofVariations ofAutomotive WiresAutomotive Wires
about thousand variations
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0.22
0.35
0.5
・
・
15 mm2
BlackWhiteRed
GreenYellow
.
85deg.
100deg.
125deg.
150deg.
× ×
Conductor Size
Heat Resistance
Temp.
Insulation Color
Automotive wires come in many variations.The reason is as follows:Many conductor sizes for various circuit currents,many insulation colors for maintenance serviceand heat resistant variations required for the installed locationsto get optimal cost and weight solutions.There are about 1000 wire types.
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Wire Harness Manufacturing Wire Harness Manufacturing Cut & Crimp
Sub Assy
Assy
Accessory Attachment
Circuit Test
Visual Inspection
Shipping
Labor Intensive: 500k Operators in the World Labor Intensive: 500k Operators in the World
Taping
Wiring
The wire harness manufacturing process is as follows:Cutting wire and crimping terminalsSub assembly processSpecified vehicle circuit wires are assembled in a main assembly lineTaping and protective device attachment are processedFinal test and shipping It is a labor intensive industry with 500 000 workers in the world.
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FlexibilityFlexibility
Shipped Form
Wire harness is assembled on a plane board.When it is assembled on a vehicle, it is unfolded from the shipped form, then it is attached according to the vehicle’s shape.The following slides show the change of the wire harness shape in the vehicle assembly process. (There were 15 slides to show the changing of the harness from simple one to the final shape. However, due to the limitation in the number of pages in the Congress Proceedings, ICF omitted these slides)Flexibility of wire harnesses are necessary in the vehicle assembly process. You can see, in the above photo, the difference in the shipped form and the shape before the installation in the car.
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Car Technology TrendsCar Technology TrendsKind to the Earth Comfort of Life
Increase of Electric Equipment in decreasing space
•Recycling
•Weight Reduction
•Electric Power
•New Package
•Information Tech.
•Safety Tech.
Now I will move to the tasks of the wire harness suppliers in accordance with the vehicle developments trends.I will start from the keyword “Kind to the Earth” in the vehicle technology trends.
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High VoltageHigh Voltage
288288V 500VV 500V216216VV4242VV1212VV
••Insulation MaterialsInsulation Materials••Heat Resistant MaterialsHeat Resistant Materials••ElectroElectro--Magnetic ShieldMagnetic Shield••Water Proof TechnologyWater Proof Technology
••Arc MeasuresArc Measures
Crown Civic Estima Prius New Prius
We have used 12 V as a main stream, however, a higher voltage is now needed. 42 V is the next generation standard for high power equipment. In hybrid vehicles, higher voltage is used to get higher efficiency.The new Prius-THS II utilizes a 500 V motor.High voltage requires dedicated specifications for the insulation and the noise shield.
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~’75 ’80 ‘90 ’00 ~
Thinner Insulation
AV AVS AVSS
Assembled Dia.25 φ
25Φ100 Wires
15 φ15 φ15Φ
Weight Reduction (Cu Wire)Weight Reduction (Cu Wire)
CAVUS
Outer Dia.Weight
100100
7070
6060
Weight Reduction (using smaller diameter of copper wires):Automotive wires become thinner and lighter with the times.Even the same capacity wire has thinner insulation by material improvement. Recently, a smaller diameter wire by compressed conductor is used.The bottom figure of the above slide shows a comparison between old and new assembled 100 wires. There is a big difference between the old and new wires with respect to space efficiency.
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Weight Reduction (Al wire)Weight Reduction (Al wire)
15mm2 22mm2
Inverter Battery Cable3m x 2
Weight Effect: 0.37kg/Vehicle
DaimlerChrysler Battery Cable
Weight Effect:2kg/Vehicle
Weight Reduction of Power Supply Circuit
Copper Aluminum
Ref:
Inverter
Battery
Weight reduction (application of aluminum wire):In hybrid vehicles and some luxury cars, the battery is located in the rear. Therefore long and thick wires to the engine compartment are needed. Though aluminum has higher resistance than copper and it needs thicker diameter, a drastic weight reduction can be achieved. In THS II, 0.37 kg reduction is achieved and in Daimler Chrysler S-class 2 kg reduction is available.
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RecyclingRecycling Wire Harness dismantling Belt
Easy Dismantle Ground Terminal
This photo is an example for the improvement of the demolition work, using a dismantling belt on the wire harness as well as easy tear off ground terminals. The wire itself is recyclable as copper. However, if the wire is mixed into the shredder dust, it becomes an impurity of iron and lowers the value of the iron material. So it is worthwhile to be able to easily separate the wire harness from the vehicle, when it is demolished.
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Incineration
PVC Wire Halogen Free WireHalogen Gas(HCl, HBr, Dioxin, etc.)
Incinerator’s DamageEnvironmental Pollution
Non-Halogen Gas
Thermally Recyclable
Halogen Free WireHalogen Free Wire
Wire dust, after taking out the copper, stems mainly from the wire insulation.PVC is an excellent low cost material. However, the wire dust with the halogen content like chloride does generate toxic halogen gas, when it is burned. The halogen gas will damage the incinerator and will create environmental pollution. Shredder dust from halogen free material can be used as shredder dust fuel.Halogen free wire is thermally recyclable.
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2002 2003
Halogen Free WireHalogen Free Wire
Year by year, Toyota increases the number of those vehicles using halogen free wires.
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Car Technology TrendsCar Technology TrendsKind to the Earth Comfort of Life
Increase of Electric Equipment in decreasing space
•Recycling
•Weight Reduction
•Electric Power
•New Package
•Information Tech.
•Safety Tech.
Now, I would like to move to the topics on the keyword “Comfort of Life“related to the vehicle technology trends.
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InIn--VehicleVehicle LAN Information LAN Information Transmission CableTransmission Cable
CAN Cable
ディスプレイ Rear ECU
Control ECU
IP ECUFront ECU
Rear Display
Display DVD
DoorCD
RSE ECUDoor
Video Cable
Progress of Transmission Feature and Shield Performance
Based on ISO andSAE Standards
Optical Data Link
IEEE1394TAMOST
In-vehicle local area networks (LAN) are expanding due to the increase of electronic equipment and of advanced information systems. The Control Area Network (CAN) becomes popular today in automotive applications and is used with dedicated harness structures like twisted pair. Navigation systems or video signal equipment like Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) are increasing and the number of video signal cables is also increasing. For the video signal exchange specifications, called IEEE 1394 or MOST, start to be used. Recently, in some cars more than 30 units are connected to the onboard network.
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ETC ANT
GPS ANT
Mayday ECUG sensor
G-ANT
G-ANT
TEL ECU
CTR CTRL UNIT(NAVI、AUDIO、ETC,etc.)
GPS ANT Harness
Radio・TV ANT Harness
Mayday ANT Harness
ETC ANT Harness
Radio Frequency CablesRadio Frequency Cables
High Frequency Connector High Frequency Coaxial Cable
A lot of radio wave applied products are mounted in the vehicles.Antennas are added for the radio, TV, satellite radio and digital broadcast.Cell phone, GPS and Electronic Tolling Card (ETC) need to be connected to outside systems. Furthermore, an obstacle-detection-radar is another example of expanding the radio wave application. Following the above trends, usage of radio wave cable and connectors are increasing and a recent example shows, that more than 20 pieces of radio connectors are used.
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Tasks for the Tasks for the Wire Harness SuppliersWire Harness Suppliers
High VoltageWeight ReductionHalogen Free
System Design
Cost, Quality
LAN, Optical Fiber
Kind to the Earth
Comfort of Life Radio Freq. Cable
From the explanations, I have made so far, the tasks of the wire harness supplier are summarized as follows:They must be well aware of the car technology trends and pay attention to their products. High voltage, weight reduction, halogen free, etc. are examples of the importance of the keyword “Kind to the Earth”. LAN cables, optical fiber, radio frequency cables are the examples for the keyword “Comfort of Life”. Cost and quality are always very important and the total system design capability is essential.
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Requests to the Electric Wire Industry
Requests to the Electric Wire Industry
Small DiameterLightweight
Low Cost
FlexibleSuitable for Auto W/H
Toughness
Hybrid Synergyof Electric Wire and Optical Fiber
In the final chapter, I will talk about some requests to the wire & cable industry.As I have explained above, electric wires suitable for automotive applications must be light weight, with a small diameter, tough, flexible, and low cost. As the gasoline engine and the electric motor have a good hybrid synergy, I expect a hybrid synergy of electric wire and optical fiber for automotive wire harness.
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Hybrid Synergy
of Industries
All Over the World
Thank YouThank You
I would like to conclude my presentation with these words:“Hybrid Synergy of Industries All Over the World“ and I also would like to add “Hybrid Synergy and ITS”.Thank you very much for your attention.Question by Mr. T. Nagasaka, Sumitomo Electric EuropeI enjoyed your comprehensive presentation. I have 2 simple questions. First question is on your hybrid car strategy. Do you have any specific plan for a hybrid car production and sales? Second question is, that environmental friendliness is indispensably important but do you think major customers like young folks can be attracted by the concept of Green issues?Answer 1: In the near future, a hybrid car production of 300,000 cars per year is planned. Answer 2: Obviously, only ”Green” concepts cannot attract young customers. However, THS II is good in acceleration due to an empowered motor and attractive for driving and low fuel consumption.Question by Mr. H. R. Al Zayani, Managing Director, Midal CablesWhat is the Japanese industry thinking compared to the European industry about aluminum in wire harness instead of copper? I heard that Europe is much faster than Japan in using Aluminum wire harness.Answer: Aluminum has two problems: Higher cost and it is not flexible. So, my request to wire manufacturer is to develop more flexible wires.