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Electric Heavy Duty Vehicles is currently a sizzling segment in terms of Powertrain and Thermal Management Systems technology. Following the electrification trend of passenger cars or MaaS vehicles, HDVs are the subject of furious developments on the OEM side, in pursuit of efficiency and range whilst tailing off on production costs. 

So, what are the latest developments and obstacles to electric HDV technology? Expand your knowledge within this topic by downloading the article here for free:

Forecast for the heavy duty vehicles industry is flooded with new launches from top players like Mercedes, MAN and Volvo when in previous years the e-truck industry was mainly about start-ups. Still, the segment faces technical challenges in terms of battery size and range that remain one of the biggest hurdles. Learn more in our latest article that you download for free here:

To take full advantage of the increasing electrification of vehicle powertrains, complex thermal management is required. Expand your knowledge within this area by downloading the Ricardo technical research focused on "Next generation thermal management for electrified powertrains in heavy duty vehicles" presented by Dr. Cédric Rouaud, Global Technical Expert - Thermal Systems:

Expand your knowledge on this topic with this exclusive presentation by Stefan Kuitunen from the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI on the topic of: "Design and development process for rapid charge storage heaters for electric buses".

The presentation covers the following:

• Available solutions for e-buses
• Heat demand simulation
• Electric heating systems
• Rapid charge storage heater
• Charging concepts 
• Design process: System definition
• Prototype - Functionality: Recharging through recuperation / Separate charging of single modules

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Battery size and weight are the top drawbacks to electric vehicles in general. The problem of reducing size and weight but boosting power is the focus of more research in EVs than any other. This includes heavy vehicles.

Is the solution bigger batteries or something new? 

Expand your knowledge within this area, with this exclusive free report written by Automotive IQ on the topic of: "Will Heavy Electric Trucks Bear The Load".

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An Automotive IQ exclusive report focused on the current solutions on how to cut the heavy duty emissions and how can  the advanced hybrid electric drive solve the issue - 2018