E-MOBILITY ENGINEERING 029 – January/February 2025

• Intro - A sign of a burgeoning market are premium products, highlighted by new EV stars from Rolls-Royce and Bentley
• The Grid - Vicor launches trio of autograde power modules, NXP develops ultra-wideband BMS, Wright reveals 2.5 MW electric aircraft motor, and much more
• In conversation: John Stamford - If you want to know the entire story of EVs, the best person to ask is Jaguar Land Rover’s advanced powertrain engineer
• Dossier: Evice Rolls-Royce Corniche - The Rolls-Royce film star is receiving a 21st Century overhaul with electric power and modern refinement
• Focus: Battery cell manufacturing - Getting the chemistry right in the three major phases of electrode manufacturing, cell assembly and validation
• Show report: Battery Show USA - Detroit showcased advanced technologies from 1250 organisations to over 21,000 visitors, making the 2024 event the largest in the show’s history
• Digest: Dynisma DMG family - Dynisma is cutting the time and expense involved in building and testing vehicles by achieving as much prototype development as possible with its simulators
• Deep insight: Isolation technologies - How galvanic isolation allows digital controllers to interface safely with the high-voltage systems of modern EVs
• Focus: Modular batteries - Why it’s important to harmonise design and control when optimising modular battery technologies, complementing recent cell-to-pack advancements
• PS: Multi-chemistry batteries - Dual- and multi-chemistry batteries are an attractive idea, with the combinations compensating for any weaknesses, but they also take more effort and money