eTech Learning: EV & AV Technology

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Gerard Barron, who is the Chairman and CEO of DeepGreen Metals.

We discuss the potential for the sustainable recovery of metals, including the Nickel, Copper and Cobalt required for electric vehicle and battery production, from deep-ocean nodules found in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

The supply of the metals needed for EV batteries is a hot topic right now and deep-sea mining offers a potential, low-impact solution. However, deep-sea mining is a controversial topic. Gerard and Ryan discuss the issues, benefits and challenges giving a thoughtful insight into the potential of this resource.

Remember to subscribe, rate and comment! We love to hear any feedback or questions you may have. Also, make sure to check our back catalogue of videos and podcasts to learn more about the technology that goes into electric vehicles!

DeepGreen corporate website - https://deep.green
Gerard Barron LinkedIn profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardbarron/

Glomar Explorer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_Explorer
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Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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Apologies for the delay in releasing this our latest episode. We hope you all had a great Christmas and start to the new year! In our first episode of 2020, we bring you an interview with Steve Dodds, head of Friction & Forge Processes at TWI based in Cambridge, U.K.

Steve educated us on 'friction stir welding' which is a solid-state joining process that uses frictional heat generated by a rotating tool to join materials. This is a process used in many applications but interestingly it is used on all modern space rockets, and also more importantly to us, on electric vehicles when the battery enclosure is manufactured. We are sure you will learn a lot from this episode.

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Links:

TWI website: https://www.twi-global.com/
Steve's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scdodds/
TWI YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyzolRz8436963AmklQM4Q

Large scale Friction Stir Welding - TWI: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7rCTdxvGlg
What Is Friction Stir Welding?: www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/faq-what-is-friction-stir-welding
What Is Refill Friction Stir Spot Welding?: www.twi-global.com/media-and-events/insights/what-is-refill-friction-stir-spot-welding

Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan sat down with the Lead Engineer of AVID Technology's Thermofluids and eMachines Engineering Team Dr Thanos Alexakis to discuss electric fan design for automotive applications.

Thanos tells us about the process of designing a new fan product. He also tells us about what issues are normally faced during the design process, and very importantly what can be done to make our eFans more efficient.

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Thanos' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drathanasiosalexakis/

Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

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In today's episode, we bring you our recent interview with Steve Dodds, head of Friction & Forge Processes at TWI, a world leading material joining and engineering processes organisation based in Cambridge, UK.

Listen as Steve explains the process of Friction Stir Welding, and what he calls “The science of rubbing things together”. Learn how Friction Stir and Spot Welding are helping manufacturers to keep up with the EV boom, the benefits of FSW over standard rotary/linear friction welding, and the surprising places that you can find Friction Stir welded products in your day-to-day life.

If there are any other subjects you would like us to cover or guests you would like us to interview please let us know via our website, or on any of our social media pages. We would love to hear from you!

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TWI website: https://www.twi-global.com/
Steve's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scdodds/
TWI video on Friction Stir Welding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf2IYFLoUuM

Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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Today's episode is a keynote speech recording from a conference at the EV Battery show conference in Stuttgart from earlier in the year in front of representatives from major vehicle OEMs and suppliers.

Ryan talks about key trends that we see in the market that drive different kinds of electrification. We are always keen to point out that it is not just about battery-electric which is great, but there other kinds of electrification that can be a really big help also in terms of reducing emissions and improving the efficiency of vehicles.

If there are any other subjects, you would like us to cover or guests you would like us to interview please let us know via our website, or on any of our social media pages. We would love to hear from you!

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Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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In today's episode, we bring you our recent interview with James Goss an expert in electric motor design and CEO of Motor Design Ltd the leading developer of design software for electrical machine design in the high-performance automotive sector. Listen as James describes what Motor Design Ltd does, and how their software helps vehicle manufacturers design the electric motors in their new EV and hybrid offerings. What new markets are starting to use their technology to design next-generation motors, and what his take is on the vehicles from larger established OEMs being less efficient as the vehicles from companies such as Tesla and Hyundai.

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Motor Design Ltd's website: https://www.motor-design.com/
James' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-goss-238a5319/

Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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In this episode, we go slightly off-topic to answer some questions we have received from listeners as to what AVID Technology is, what we do, what vehicles does our technology go in, and what is the history of our company. Listen as we take you on a quick tour of AVID's history and why the company came to be in the first place.

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AVID Technology website for more info: https://avidtp.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avid-technology-group-limited/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Avidtechnology1/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/avidtechnology1/
AVID's White Paper Series: https://avidtp.com/about/white-papers/

In this episode, we look specifically at the Audi e-Tron, Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model S and examine the powertrain differences to try to get to the bottom of the range difference by covering the various factors that affect their efficiency.

How have the Germans missed the target with their first EV offerings failed to beat the performance of the much older American EV with their huge resources and the most up to date technology?

If there are any other subjects, you would like us to cover or guests you would like us to interview please let us know via our website, or on any of our social media pages. We would love to hear from you!

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eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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In today's episode, we bring you our recent interview with Mihai Dorobantu the Director of Technology Planning and Government Affairs at Eaton. Eaton is huge global company with 99,000 employees and is a global leader in power transmission systems for heavy-duty automotive vehicles. They also have a huge non-automotive business in electrical power and distribution so they are potentially ideally positioned as the market transitions to electrified powertrains.

Being one of the first companies to launch a dedicated hybrid transmission system for heavy-duty, as well as numerous transmission variants for fully electric vehicles has allowed Eaton to learn and innovate leading to some interesting and surprising results that Mihai and Ryan discussed at length.

We covered the following questions and more:

- Is single-speed the best solution for electric vehicle powertrain?
- What are the reasons for investigating a multi-speed gearbox in a fully electric vehicle?
- How can transmission technology help to significantly extend the range and performance of electric and hybrid vehicles?

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Eaton's website: https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us.html
Mihai's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihai-dorobantu-50b9b38/

Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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Today we bring you our recent interview with Uwe Müller, Program Manager at Volvo Construction Equipment. Uwe has been involved in some incredible off-highway electrification projects, such as Volvo's electric quarry project.

Uwe tells us in-depth about his fascinating experiences at Volvo, including developing a 100% electric and autonomous mining site concept that has the potential to change the way the mining industry operates their heavy vehicles onsite, and the difficulties they encountered along the way.

You'll also learn of the intriguing concept of, 'replacing elephants with ants'.

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Volvo CE website: https://www.volvoce.com/
Uwe's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uwe-müller-a803855a/

Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

eTech website - https://www.etech49.com

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