{"id":1518,"date":"2011-06-20T16:32:27","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T23:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Edison2-keynotes-the-Solid-Edge-ST4-Event\/ba-p\/334721"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:09:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:09:12","slug":"edison2-keynotes-the-solid-edge-st4-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/edison2-keynotes-the-solid-edge-st4-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Edison2 keynotes the Solid Edge ST4 Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>It&#8217;s several days post the Solid Edge ST4 event but this story is one that needs to be told. Leading up to the Solid Edge ST4 event, I did a <a title=\"Edison2\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/13\/edison2-100-mpg-car-keynotes-the-solid-edge-st4-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">post onthe keynote speakers Edison2<\/A>. It&#8217;s one thing to read about this unique car, it&#8217;s another to be in attendance to hear and see both Chief of Design&nbsp;<STRONG>Ron Mathis<\/STRONG> and<STRONG> Brad Jaeger <\/STRONG>speak so passionately about Solid Edge and the Very Light Car.<BR \/><BR \/>Before you watch this video interview with Ron and Brad by my colleague Branco Liu, I must make this statement. It was asked and speculated during the event thatsome other CAD system or systems were used for things such as surfacing, etc. I made it a point to seek out and ask Ron. He stated<BR \/><\/P><BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG>The entire car, from design to surfacing, was done in Solid Edge!<\/STRONG><\/BLOCKQUOTE><BR \/><IFRAME width=\"425\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hLg6u4tq7YY\"><\/IFRAME><BR \/><BR \/><!--more--><BR \/><BR \/>If you would like to see Brad&#8217;s presentation from the event, watch it below. One item you won&#8217;t see in the presentation or the video is the how many people want this car today. With the price of petrol, having a car that can go 500 miles on a single tank of gas is HUGE! Not to mention the average car costs ~ $6 per pound with high-end autos costing upwards of $20 per lb. At a total weight of 830lbs (quick, do the math!), this car is going to be extremely affordable. I asked Ron when the&nbsp;commercial&nbsp;version of the carwill be ready. Although it&#8217;s a long way off and he didn&#8217;t confirm a date, he did share they recently completed a project with all women&#8217;s college&nbsp;Sweet Briar in Virgina on the&nbsp;aesthetics&nbsp;of the car. The inside is going to be&#8230;.SWEET!<BR \/><BR \/>[slideshare id=8367982&amp;doc=racingtothefuturewithsolidedge-bradjaegerkeynote-110620141142-phpapp01]<BR \/><BR \/>Special thanks to Ron and Brad for conducting the numerous interviews, answering thezillion questions and just being tremendous advocates of Solid Edge and synchronous technology! Here are a couple pictures of <EM><a title=\"Tenlinks\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tenlinks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Tenlinks<\/A><\/EM> Editor Roopinder Tara interviewing Ron and Brad. Not only does Roopinder look great as a driver, he was able to move the car with a single finger!<BR \/><BR \/><DIV style=\"background-color: #F9F9F9;border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;padding: 3px;font: 11px\/1.4em Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0.5em 0pt 0.5em 0.8em;width:467px;\"><A rel=\"attachment wp-att-6542 nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/20\/edison2-keynotes-the-solid-edge-st4-event\/roopinder_pushes_edison2\/\"><IMG class=\"size-full wp-image-6542 \" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2011\/06\/Roopinder_pushes_Edison2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" \/><\/A><DIV style=\"text-align:center;\">Roopinder Tara Pushes Edison2 with his finger<\/DIV> <\/DIV><BR \/><BR \/><DIV style=\"background-color: #F9F9F9;border: 1px solid #CCCCCC;padding: 3px;font: 11px\/1.4em Arial, sans-serif;margin: 0.5em 0pt 0.5em 0.8em;width:467px;\"><A rel=\"attachment wp-att-6543 nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/20\/edison2-keynotes-the-solid-edge-st4-event\/roopinder_drives_edison2\/\"><IMG class=\"size-full wp-image-6543  \" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2011\/06\/Roopinder_drives_Edison2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"467\" height=\"350\" \/><\/A><DIV style=\"text-align:center;\">Roopinder Tara Test Drives Edison2<\/DIV> <\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s several days post the Solid Edge ST4 event but this story is one that needs to be told. Leading up to the Solid Edge ST4 event, I did a post onthe keynote speakers Edison2. 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