In addition to the battery and the electric drive, Volkswagen Group Technology is now also developing the pulse inverter and the thermal management itself for electric drives. As with other components, the VW developers have opted for a modular system. The first application will be in the MEB+.
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The automotive supplier Mahle has now equipped its climatic wind tunnel in Stuttgart with a DC fast charging system. The test engineers can charge electric vehicles there with up to 350 kilowatts – under all climatic conditions, even in extreme heat.
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Webasto has more than doubled the volume of its 2022 order intake in the electromobility business field compared to the previous year. Customers ordered battery systems, electric heaters and charging solutions for around 2.8 billion euros from the Munich-based supplier.
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The German automotive supplier Mahle has secured numerous series orders for its compressors for the electric passenger car and commercial vehicle sectors. The company’s electric air-conditioning compressor for thermal management in electric vehicles has garnered a total order volume of around 1.4 billion euros.
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TotalEnergies and Valeo have signed an agreement to develop a novel method for cooling electric vehicle batteries. At the heart of the collaboration is a new cooling fluid developed by TotalEnergies.
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French automotive supplier Valeo has won orders for its thermal systems for vehicle electrification worth more than four billion euros since the beginning of this year. Thermal solutions include air conditioning, heat pumps and battery cooling systems.
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Volkswagen is planning to adjust production at the Chemnitz engine plant in future as part of the transformation to electric mobility. Up to now, only combustion engines have been produced at the plant. At a works meeting, the first eMobility component from Chemnitz was announced.
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Automotive supplier Mahle is receiving a loan of 300 million euros from the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the development of new technologies related to zero- and low-emission technologies such as battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
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The German automotive supplier Eberspaecher has developed a fully electric air conditioning system for hybrid and all-electric buses, particularly for customers in India, the Middle East and Asia: the AC135 AE platform.
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The Norma Group has commissioned a fifth plant in China. The site is located in Guangzhou in Guangdong Province in southern China, strategically close to Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) and other electric vehicle manufacturers.
Read moreMost electric car drivers notice it every winter: Performance at the fast-charging stations drops with the temperatures. Christoph M. Schwarzer and analysts from P3 Automotive have compiled a detailed report to see how cold affects battery cells and what this sensitivity means.
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Ricardo has received UK Government funding to optimise in-car thermal and energy management systems to improve EV range and battery performance. A Jaguar I-Pace car serves as a demonstrator vehicle.
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Mahle announces it is now an official series partner to DTM Electric. The German supplier will develop and supply the thermal management components for use in the race cars and says it may also incorporate its new immersion cooling technology, which makes it possible to charge batteries in just a few minutes.
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Mahle has developed a new type of battery cooling that the company says will enable faster charging of electric cars. The automotive supplier is relying on immersion cooling as a key technology.
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The supplier Schaeffler plans to present a range of eMobility solutions at the IAA Mobility. Schaeffler has now announced 800-volt power electronics for e-axle systems and a highly integrated thermal management system as a new product.
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The supplier Brose has announced that it will be presenting a holistic system for thermal management at the IAA Mobility in Munich. This is intended to actively control the heat distribution in the car and significantly increase the efficiency of electric vehicles.
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Automotive supplier Mahle has opened an electronics and mechatronics development centre in Changshu, China. Among other things, work is being done on electric powertrains, charging solutions and thermal management applications for alternative drives.
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The German engineering specialist IAV and automotive supplier Webasto have agreed on technology cooperation for electric commercial vehicles such as buses, trucks and off-road machinery. The plan is to pool their expertise.
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The new German-French research project InnoTherMS aims to reduce the energy consumption of electric vehicles to the bare minimum by means of an innovative thermal management system. This should improve the range by at least ten per cent.
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The supplier Benteler has presented an effective cooling system for electric vehicles. The high-pressure heat exchanger is only the size of a cigarette pack designed to couple the battery cooling and air conditioning systems.
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Hyundai Wia has developed a thermal management system for electric cars that is intended to improve their range and charging capability.
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Kreisel Electric and Shell have developed a battery solution that combines Kreisel’s Li-ion module technology with Shell’s thermal management fluid. The two companies say their solution provides increased efficiency and fast charging capability, as well as improvements in safety and stability.
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The engineering specialist IAV and Louisenthal, manufacturer of security foils and papers for banknotes, have developed an energy-efficient heating concept for electric vehicles that is intended to use far less energy while increasing comfort for drivers and passengers.
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Porsche has revealed more details on its predictive thermal management system developed by Porsche Engineering last year as a study. The system is designed to ensure that electric car batteries are at the optimum temperature for charging at maximum power upon arrival at the charging station.
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In 2014, Hyundai-Kia installed the first heat pump in the Kia Soul EV. Since then, the Korean companies have continued to develop the technology – in a new article, they provide some insights into the development.
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In the Ford booth at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas just passed, Webasto exhibited the Mustang Lithium a battery-electric prototype showcasing the 800-volt battery from their new modular battery system. The German company has also released new thermal management and charging solutions.
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The French automotive supplier Valeo will be presenting a series of innovations for electrified buses at Busworld in Brussels in October. Efficient heating and air-conditioning systems for the interior are designed to reduce the energy consumption of the vehicles.
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The German supplier Mahle has a new thermal management system promising up to 20 per cent less range-loss in winter for electric cars compared to conventional systems with its heat pump-based thermal management system (Integrated Thermal System or ITS).
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