E-MOBILITY
Solving challenges in power delivery, energy performance and safety for fuel cell electric vehicles with ultra-high power battery cells
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ver the coming years, hybrid, battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) are
all set to play an important role in the decarbonisation of the transport sector as it pursues net zero. In light of the UK’s 2030 deadline to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars, the demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is predicted to soar, prompting the industry to ensure a secure and reliable supply of lithium- ion battery cells. One company at the forefront of the
UK’s battery manufacturing scene, AMTE Power, is developing technology to deliver the next generation of EV battery cells specifi cally for high- performance and heavy-duty EVs like HGVs and buses. Heavy-duty EVs
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require batteries that can keep up with their internal combustion engine counterparts, while maintaining the balance of power, weight and safety. “Larger commercial vehicles,
especially hybrid and FCEVs, currently do not to have optimised powertrains
that provide the desired power output, performance, and payload weight,” explains Fergal Harrington-Beatty, Head of Sales at AMTE Power. “Optimised and more power-dense battery packs are therefore vital to delivering more eff icient power for these types of vehicles, and subsequently enabling signifi cant payloads savings of up to several hundred kilograms for the largest HGVs.”
Heavy-duty FCEVs require more power-dense battery cell packs
ULTRA-HIGH POWER CELLS From a battery point of view, FCEVs are often seen as separate to hybrid and BEVs, however FCEVs need batteries too. In an FCEV, the battery acts as a buff er between the fuel cell system and the electric motor to ensure the fuel cell
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