E-Mobility Engineering 016 l Aurora Powertrains eSled dossier l In Conversation: Thomas de Lange l Automated manufacturing focus l Torque sensing insight l Battery Show Europe 2022 report l Sodium batteries insight l User interfaces focus

ISSUE016 | WINTER2022 UK£15 USA$30 EUROPE€22 E-MOBILITY ENGINEERING THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN Automatic transition Presentationskills Developments inhands-free EVcomponentproduction Expert inputoncreating e ectiveEVuser interfaces Snowcontest How theAuroraPowertrainseSledcuts through thecoldestclimatesonEarth Cell development Publisher Nick Ancell Editorial Director Ian Bamsey Technology Editor Nick Flaherty Production Editor Guy Richards Contributors Peter Donaldson Rory Jackson Ryan Maughan Technical Consultants Ryan Maughan Danson Joseph Dr Nabeel Shirazee Design Joe Everley joe.everley@19-ninety.com Ad Sales Please direct all enquiries to Nick Ancell nick@highpowermedia.com Tel: +44 1934 713957 Subscriptions Please direct all enquiries to Frankie Robins frankie@highpowermedia.com Tel: +44 1934 713957 Publishing Director Simon Moss Publishing Assistant Kiri Fisher General Manager Chris Perry O ice Administrator Lisa Selley Volume Four | Issue Four Winter 2022 High Power Media Limited Whitfield House, Cheddar Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4EJ, England Tel: +44 1934 713957 www.highpowermedia.com ISSN 2631-4193 Printed in Great Britain ©High Power Media All rights reserved. Reproduction (in whole or in part) of any article or illustration without the written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. While care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information herein, the publisher can accept no liability for errors or omissions. Nor can responsibility be accepted for the content of any advertisement. SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are available from High Power Media at the address above or directly from our website www.highpowermedia.com. Overseas copies are sent via air mail. EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES Do you have a strong technical knowledge of one or more aspects of e-mobility systems? As we grow we are on the lookout for experts who can contribute to these pages. If that sounds an interesting challenge then don’t hesitate to explore the possibility of writing for us by emailing ian@highpowermedia.com ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES If you are looking to promote your company to engineers active in the electrification of vehicles, we have various advertising packages available to suit your needs. With a maximum of 25% of the publication allocated to advertising we offer a unique opportunity to become one of E-Mobility Engineering’s exclusive advertising partners, ensuring you are not lost in a crowded market. To discuss the opportunities and how we can work with you to promote your company please contact Nick Ancell. nick@highpowermedia.com +44 1934 713957 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN SUBSCRIBE TODAY visit www.highpowermedia.com ALSOFROMHPM I s hydrogen seeing a resurgence for e-mobility applications? Advocates of the technology would say it never went away, and that developments have continued to progress. In one move, BMW is fitting a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain into an existing platform, and using existing components such as pumps (see The Grid, page 6). Sodium batteries (see Insight, page 56) are also being proposed, to sit alongside the fuel cell to capture energy from regenerative braking. Distribution of hydrogen has always been an issue though. That has led to the use of ammonia as a fuel for tractors and ships (see The Grid, page 6), to generate hydrogen for fuel cells. However, the distribution issue is changing fast. The global energy crisis is driving a move away from natural gas, and hydrogen has long been proposed as a replacement. It could even be supplied from filling stations as sales of vehicles with IC engines finish in the West from 2030. While that is driving the move to a growing range of battery technologies (see Battery Show report, page 48), it could well be that hydrogen’s time has also come. Nick Flaherty l Technology Editor EME Update New for 2022, each month the E-Mobility Engineering e-newsletter provides a snapshot of the top stories on our website during the previous month. To keep up to date with the latest technological developments, sign up today at www.emobility-engineering.com/e-newsletter 4 Winter 2022 | E-Mobility Engineering Intro | Winter 2022 Read all back issues online www.ust-media.com UST 45 :AUG/SEP 2022 UK £15,USA$30,EUROPE e 22 Working watchdogs Focus on performance monitoring All about the image The growing size and sophistication of gimbals Double duty How the TideWise Tupan teams a USV with a UAV or ROV to inspect offshore equipment THE COMMUNICATIONS HUBOF THE RACING POWERTRAINWORLD JOHNELLWOOD: RaceEngineMaverick OCTOBER 2022 UK £15,US/CN$25,EUROPE e 22 www.highpowermedia.com GREEN SHOOTS Hydrogen comes into racing END OF A PROTOTYPE ERA 24-hour race engines in 2022 ATTACK OF THE K22 Bourne HPP’s high-tech Honda