The Society of Automotive Engineers has scheduled the SAE World Congress for March 5-8, 2001, at Cobo Center in Detroit MI. This annual event, which attracted nearly 50,000 in 2000, features nearly 1,300 exhibits that showcase technology including fuel cells, intelligent vehicles, 42-volt batteries, composite materials, hybrid vehicles, and alternative fuels.
General Motors Corp is sponsor of the World Congress. Arvin F Mueller, vice-president and group executive-GM Powertrain Group, is general chairperson of the event.