eTech Learning: EV & AV Technology

We are excited to bring you our interview with Paul Butler CEO of the North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA). In this episode, we talk with Paul about the work of the NEAA and how it helps and supports vehicle manufacturers and suppliers in the north east of England through skill sharing. The Challenges of hiring skilled engineering talent in our area and how NEAA helps with that. The increase of students taking up STEM subjects at school and university, and we discuss the amazing numbers of electric cars manufactured in the North East by Nissan.

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For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan is in Germany at the Electric & Hybrid Industrial Vehicle Technology show in Cologne which looks specifically at opportunities for electrification of heavy-duty and off-highway machinery. Ryan gave a presentation to his peers in the automotive industry about his experience of electrification of heavy duty machinery, in particular talking about low voltage in off-highway equipment and also high voltage electrification, the differences between the two, and where you would use one strategy versus the other.

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A Happy New Year to you all! We hope you had a nice end to the year and enjoyed the winter holiday. Our 1st episode of 2019 brings you an in-depth explanation of tri-voltage powertrain architecture in electric vehicles. As EV and hybrid vehicles are becoming widespread, engineers are continuously trying to improve efficiency by using tri-voltage architecture. In this episode, we will explain what that means, how does it help us, and is it something that you should be thinking about.

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Several listeners of the podcast have asked what are the main reasons for the differences in efficiency, i.e. why is there a difference in the efficiency published between Europe and the USA and others have been interested to know why there is such a large variation between seemingly similar cars. In answering these questions we cover the 5 main principle sources of efficiency gains in an electric vehicle:

1. Batteries and charging
2. Traction motor and power electronics
3. Ancillary systems
4. Aerodynamics
5. Vehicle weight

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We are excited to bring you our interview with James Carter, a Consultant for Vision Mobility in Canada. With 2 decades of experience in the vehicle industry at Toyota and Vision Mobility, James is an expert in future mobility and electrification and we just know you will enjoy hearing what he has to say. In this chat, we discussed a whole range of topics including the future of autonomous vehicles, vehicle electrification, the ramifications these changes have on connected industries, the state of the EV industry in N. America, hydrogen fuel cell ran vehicles, and more!

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Connect with James on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jamescartertoronto/
Vision Mobility Website: www.visionmobility.ca/

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For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan is in Germany at the 48V Power Supply Conference in Berlin giving a presentation to his peers in the automotive industry. In this presentation he gives a great overview of AVID Technology, and discusses 48V electrification in heavy-duty machinery, in particular, our experience of 48V in mild hybrid systems and for off-highway and commercial vehicle applications.

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We have been asked by a listener of the podcast to do a more in-depth piece around battery degradation, to explain the truths obscured by the myths, and what the best ways to maintain your battery are in order to keep it as efficient as possible.

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For this episode of the eTech podcast, we are excited to bring you our interview with Matt Boyle an expert in vehicle electrification, former President and CEO of Sevcon a British power electronics company listed on the American stock exchange and recently bought out by BorgWarner. In this episode, we talk with Matt about the electric vehicle industry, his time at Sevcon, and what new challenges he is spending his time on since his recent retirement.

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For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan answers the question, 'why are electric trucks much more efficient than diesels?' An argument started between Tesla and Daimler after Tesla announced the launch of their electric semi truck with a quoted range that when most people did the maths...seemed impossible. It seemed that Tesla might have been guilty of overselling the capability, or were they?

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(This episode was reuploaded after a small edit was needed)

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In this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan talks with Dr. Colin Herron the Managing Director of Zero Carbon Futures about electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructure, the trends and what is happening in the industry, and where he sees things going.

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