EV/Battery
Electric vehicles provide challenges for the automotive industry with regard to extending their useful range, charging efficiency, and battery safety. Additionally, as cars integrate more and more electronics, there may be a push from 12 to 48 volts.
Power supply for EV charging
April 30 by Philippe DupuyIn his presentation, Mr. Dupuy, EV Charging infrastructure project manager at Renault, talks about power supply for EV charging. He will talk about the key challenges in current standardization and re...
FCA on the Electrical Power & Energy Controls Landscape
March 01 by Automotive IQAnson Lee, Ph.D. is the Technical Manager, Advanced E/E Engineering, at FCA US LLC and discusses with us challenges the industry will face in meeting fuel economy and emissions standards, the transiti...
Will the World Run Out of Electricity to Charge EVs?
October 18 by Peter ElsAlthough Electric Vehicles hold a relatively insignificant share of the global carpark at the moment, there’s no doubt that this is set to change dramatically over the next few years: Last year EV sal...
Worldwide Incentives for Electric Vehicles
January 14 by Colin PawseyElectric vehicles form part of the backbone of worldwide policy to reduce carbon emissions substantially by 2050, but the uptake of EV’s and PHEV’s is not increasing at the rate that was...
Interview: The Need for Standard Specification
December 16 by Automotive IQWhenever a new technology emerges it's just a matter of time that old standards are challenged and new ones follow. For the 48 Volt Power Supply Systems this means it's crucial to find a consistent...
How the Formula E racing series affects tomorrow’s electric cars
November 21 by Jens HäberleAutomotive IQ recently spoke with Jens Håberle, former DTM car racer and now System Engineer at Audi Sport Team ABT Sportsline, about the Formula E racing series and its impact on tomorrow’s e...
48 Volt e-book: The new voltage level in vehicles
November 13 by Automotive IQLearn everything about this topic in our exclusive e-book. Download for free here. In the early 1990’s there was a lot of excitement around the introduction of a 42 Volt power supply, initia...
Staying ahead in a volatile Market - Innovative Materials for Electric Battery Systems
October 29 by Andreas WürsigDr. Andreas Wýrsig is Vice Head of the Department for Integrated Power Systems at the Fraunhofer-Institute for Silicon Technology ISiT in Germany. Automotive IQ spoke with Dr. Andreas Wýrsig about i...
Bullet-Proof isoSPI Data Links Benefit Battery Systems
September 04 by Automotive IQFor reliability, performance and longevity of battery packs being engineered into HEV, PHEV and EV drive-trains, a key factor is the electronics employed in the battery management subsystem (BMS). T...
Battery Management System Strategies
August 29 by Hannes KuusistoHannes Kuusisto is a senior design engineer in battery control at Volvo Car Corporation in Sweden. He has a background in engineering physics and works within the electrical propulsion system depart...
Charging the Next Generation of Electric Vehicles
August 25 by Colin PawseyThe growth of electric and hybrid vehicles is set to continue over the next decade, with researchers agreeing that as we go beyond 2020, annual electric vehicle sales will top the 2 million mark. AB...
Google Launch Prototype Self-Driving Car
June 24 by Colin PawseyJust last month we reported on Google’s latest software developments which are allowing self-driving vehicles to navigate busy city streets, and this has been followed by the news that the tec...