Achieving the Perfect Harmony Between Passenger Comfort and Vehicle Range in EVs: Interview with Alessandro Riccio at Iveco Group

Passengers want to feel comfortable within their vehicle and for the vehicle to be cool enough when the ambient temperature is hot and vice versa. These elements have implications on how OEMs condition the battery, and this can affect range in a positive or a negative way, often more negative more than positive. Finding this sweet spot in terms of thermal management as the industry is constrained by range has never been more important. With this in mind, Automotive IQ interviewed Alessandro Riccio, Energy and Thermal Performance Engineer at Iveco Group to find out how OEMs can achieve the sweet spot between passenger comfort and range, as well as ways to manage, cool and heat all the high-voltage and low-voltage components within the car depending on what the ambient temperature is.

Interview topic discussions:

• Balancing Passenger Comfort and Vehicle Range

• Industry Trends

• Battery Conditioning Impact

• Challenges in Thermal Management

• Positive and Negative Impacts

• Different Approaches by OEMs

• Comprehensive Temperature Management