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EV Thermal Management Event Guide

Focusing on thermal management and the future of e-mobility. EV Thermal Management is designed to help you meet your objectives as we discuss the latest standards and industry practices for enhancing vehicle heating/cooling efficiency and performance. We are excited to launch this success ...

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Optimizing Thermal Energy in Electric Vehicles

In this whitepaper we review the key considerations in the Electronic Vehicle Thermal Management environment. Factors we discuss include predictors for readiness like: 

  • Passenger comfort as a key driver. 
  • Exploration of the Internet of Things in design. 
  • Advancements in safety innovations including the advancement of technologies like solid-state batteries

Download this whitepaper for more industry best practices and trends in Thermal Management.

EVHEV Themal Tech Cooling The Mobility of Tomorrow Interview

View Automotive IQ's interview with:

  • Federica Bettoja, Thermal systems specialist at CRF
  • Jean-Michel Fiard, Expert Thermal Physics and Innovation

Here are a few of the questions we asked them:

  • When it comes to cabin and passenger comfort, what are the main differences and challenges between EVs and HEVs?
  • What approaches exist to recover waste heat and convert it into useful energy?
  • Finding interactions between the different thermal management systems in the vehicle, which would
    lead to reducing complexity and drive down cost is one of the challenges faced by the industry. What are some of the developments that have been done in order to achieve this goal?
  • What are the most effective battery thermal management methods currently? What are their advantages?
  • What do you mean by “multiphysic modeling approach to battery cooling”? How is this realized?
  • Which modeling and simulation tools do you use and why?


Enhancing Vehicle Performance with Thermal Management

Over 2 million electric vehicles were sold worldwide in 2018, with their market share increasing to 2.4% of all new registrations. This trend is expected to rise significantly in the coming decade as targets for a reduction in emissions begin to take force.

This represents a huge shift in the automotive industry, as lithium-ion battery-powered cars become as common as traditional internal combustion engine powered vehicles. Electric vehicles present considerable challenges for automakers as they must provide consumers with comparable performance in terms of range, reliability, and driving experience. At the same time, EVs must still provide the latest technology consumers have come to expect such as climate control, sat nav, and connected services.

Meeting the challenges requires innovation, particularly in terms of thermal management of batteries and other key components. In conventional ICE vehicles, there are generally quite generous tolerances regarding the operating temperatures of mechanical components but this is not the case with electric vehicles. Batteries and electronic components in EVs have a much reduced window of tolerance when it comes to operating temperature, and poor thermal management can have a significant, negative effect on performance. 

Read this article to find out Why Thermal Management is Crucial to Performance, Top Ways to Enhance Vehicle Performance and how key players like Bosch and Continental do it.