E-MOBILITY ENGINEERING 019 – May/June 2023

• Intro - The choice of materials, and the science behind optimising them for a given application, are essential for pushing EV designs to the next level
• The Grid - Power Integrations announces 900 V switch for 400 V powertrains, Pickering Interfaces develops modular test system for BMSs, SABIC creates concept for all-plastic EV chargers, and much more...
• In Conversation: Stephen Lambert - The head of electrification at McLaren Applied explains how the company is drawing on its motorsport technology to cater for the EVs market
• Dossier: WAE EVR - Signalling another embrace of e-mobility applications, we examine motorsport veteran WAE’s latest skateboard, designed for electric supercars
• Focus: Battery case materials - Good news for battery case developers in the form of a growing range of materials for improving the designs and properties of their products
• Insight: Quality control - With EV manufacturing needing a different approach to QC from their IC-engined counterparts, technology suppliers tell us how they are meeting the new requirements
• Digest: Clipper Automotive Clipper Cab - We explain how this electric version of the London black cab has been converted using components from written-off vehicles
• Deep insight: Optimising battery materials - Our round-up of the latest research into new additives for boosting the performance of solid-state and other cells
• Focus: Powertrain testing - Experts in the field explain how they are adapting their services to meet the particular needs of EVs
• PS: Ammonia as an EV fuel - Ammonia holds great promise as a source of hydrogen for EVs, but technical problems first need to be overcome