Peter Donaldson examines the shifting demands on thermal interface materials and suppliers’ innovative responses.
Thermal interface materials (TIMs), including gap fillers, are crucial for managing heat in battery packs, sensors and electronics in e-mobility applications. Their developers have to meet changing demands from battery builders and vehicle OEMs as they implement novel architectures moving into cell-to-pack, cell-to-chassis and cell-to-body schemes.
Rory Jackson finds out how one company met the challenge of electrifying its mining excavators.
Despite being known for manufacturing huge, diesel-powered vehicles and industrial equipment, the Liebherr Group has a lengthier history in electrified powertrains than many realise.
Researchers in Korea have developed an aluminium alloy for EVs that dramatically improves thermal stability, writes Nick Flaherty.
The team at the Korea Institute of Material Science (KIMS) identified a new mechanism by which the nanostructures inside aluminium alloys work, and the alloys they have developed improve thermal stability by up to 140%, compared with existing aluminium ones.
Nick Flaherty reports on the latest innovations in bidirectional charging and their ageing effects on battery cells.
Bidirectional charging allows energy to flow back and forth between an e-mobility platform such as an EV and other systems, whether that is the electricity grid, other electric equipment or even other vehicles.
A company that aims to make its e-scooter a serious, roadgoing magic carpet explains
its vision to Peter Donaldson
With a side profile reminiscent of a boomerang and a sleek, unadorned, metallic finish, the ‘M’ stand-up electric scooter from Bo has a distinctive appearance that hints at a fresh approach to an increasingly popular category of minimalist, powered two-wheeler.
Rory Jackson learns the success of a leading skateboard developer.
With effectively all automotive OEMs now shifting focus from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to e-mobility, an eye for emerging trends across the industry and its markets has become critically.
Peter Donaldson highlights some hot discoveries at Battery Show Europe.
In June, Stuttgart Messe played host to the Battery Show Europe, an event that highlighted advanced manufacturing and developments in easing the dismantling of battery packs at the end of their first life, as well as innovative battery architectures, vehicle designs and componentry.
Nick Flaherty reports on the various materials making batteries safer.
A new generation of materials is changing the way battery systems for e-mobility are designed. Pack architectures differ depending on the form factor of the cells, with various materials used for cylindrical cells compared with prismatic cells.
Various methods are used to produce stacks of laminations for electric motors from electrical sheets. Schuler has integrated its Backlack technology into a complete, fully automated turnkey system with a high-speed press, as well as stacking and baking stations.
SiliconAuto has adopted Siemens Digital Industries Software’s PAVE360 software to help it reduce the development time of its range of semiconductors for the automotive industry.
SiliconAuto’s goal is to provide a virtual reference development environment for its forthcoming advanced driver assistance system prior to silicon hardware availability.