E-MOBILITY ENGINEERING 020 – July/August 2023

• Intro - Having the right information, that is up to date, is essential to making the right engineering choices for future EV designs
• The Grid - Littelfuse develops thyristor-based charger, maiden voyage for A-zero emissions barge, researchers unveil calcium battery, and much more...
• In Conversation: Ian Foley - The CEO of Equipmake tells us how this former engineering consultancy is now focused on r&d and scale production of e-motors and inverters
• Dossier: magniX magni350, 650 and magniDrive 100 - How this company, one of the few of its kind, has developed these e-powertrains and inverter for crewed aircraft
• Focus: Fuses and circuit protection - Along with rising EV system voltages and currents come greater demands on circuit protection. We report on how those demands are being met
• Report: Battery Show Europe 2023 - Our pick of the technology advances that were on display here, where there was a decidedly green/circular economy emphasis
• Digest: Rolls-Royce Spirit of Innovation - What does it take to design and build the world’s fastest electric aircraft? Read our report and find out
• Deep insight: LFP batteries - LFP technology has improved to the point where the cells are now viable for a range of e-mobility applications
• Focus: Adhesives - How adhesives suppliers are responding to the emerging developments and trends in manufacturing EVs
• PS: Squaring the circular economy - Leasing vehicles is commonplace; now there is potential to lease component parts to allow parts suppliers to reuse materials