56 Deep insight: HIL testing Combining digital models of components with simulations to create a digital twin of a vehicle that can be driven before it has been built – feeding the results back into the design 64 Focus: Battery leak testing Reliable and accurate leak detection is essential at every stage of a battery’s life – from manufacturing to storage to in-service use, repair, recycling and disposal 74 PS: AI and battery management systems Meeting the challenge of incorporating AI and machine learning into BMSs to reap the myriad benefits on offer 4 Intro The age of the affordable EV has finally arrived, along with improvements in e-mobility engineering, boosted by AI, stronger cybersecurity and optimised testing techniques 6 The Grid Cutting battery development times with machine learning, an emulator for a 20 MW charging system, reducing on-resistance in e-bike designs, the world’s first fully-electric offshore sea vessel, the joy of silicon nitride ceramics, pulsating heat pipes, and much more 16 In conversation: Tony Fong A self-confessed “tinkerer” of electrical systems, Everrati’s head of engineering is revving up old, luxurious classics with the latest powertrains 20 Dossier: Bobcat T7X electric compact track loader In 2018, Bobcat identified compact track loaders as ideal for electrification and today it is making construction more sustainable with the T7X 32 Focus: Cybersecurity Developers are coming up with new ways to make e-mobility safer and more secure 42 Insight: Motor testing Electric motors at the heart of the propulsion system of EVs of all kinds must undergo intensive testing, involving many different technologies and procedures 50 EVD: Charge Qube Fellten’s containerised system stores energy in repurposed battery packs and can charge many of them simultaneously 20 50 56 16 3 March/April 2025 | Contents E-Mobility Engineering | March/April 2025
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