THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN Read all back issues and exclusive online-only content at www.emobility-engineering.com ISSUE 025 | MAY/JUNE 2024 UK £15 USA $30 EUROPE €22 Under pressure Fighting fire Trade-offs in battery sealing Preventing thermal runaway Iconic conversion Electrifying Jaguar’s E-type The learning curve Publisher Nick Ancell Editorial Director Ian Bamsey Technology Editor Nick Flaherty Production Editor Vickie Johnstone Contributors Peter Donaldson Rory Jackson Technical Consultants Ryan Maughan Danson Joseph Dr Nabeel Shirazee Design Andrew Metcalfe Ad Sales Please direct all enquiries to Nick Ancell nick@highpowermedia.com Tel: +44 1934 713957 Subscriptions Please direct all enquiries to Frankie Robins frankie@highpowermedia.com Tel: +44 1934 713957 Publishing Director Simon Moss Marketing & PR Manager Claire Ancell General Manager Chris Perry Office Administrator Lisa Selley Volume Six | Issue Three May/June 2024 High Power Media Limited Whitfield House, Cheddar Road, Wedmore, Somerset, BS28 4EJ, England Tel: +44 1934 713957 www.highpowermedia.com ISSN 2631-4193 Printed in Great Britain ©High Power Media All rights reserved. Reproduction (in whole or in part) of any article or illustration without the written permission of the publisher is strictly prohibited. While care is taken to ensure the accuracy of information herein, the publisher can accept no liability for errors or omissions. Nor can responsibility be accepted for the content of any advertisement. SUBSCRIPTIONS Subscriptions are available from High Power Media at the address above or directly from our website www.highpowermedia.com. Overseas copies are sent via air mail. EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES Do you have a strong technical knowledge of one or more aspects of e-mobility systems? As we grow we are on the lookout for experts who can contribute to these pages. If that sounds an interesting challenge then don’t hesitate to explore the possibility of writing for us by emailing ian@highpowermedia.com ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES If you are looking to promote your company to engineers active in the electrification of vehicles, we have various advertising packages available to suit your needs. With a maximum of 25% of the publication allocated to advertising we offer a unique opportunity to become one of E-Mobility Engineering’s exclusive advertising partners, ensuring you are not lost in a crowded market. To discuss the opportunities and how we can work with you to promote your company please contact Nick Ancell nick@highpowermedia.com +44 1934 713957 THE COMMUNICATIONS HUB OF THE ELECTRIFIED POWERTRAIN SUBSCRIBE TODAY visit www.highpowermedia.com ALSO FROM HPM Market research firm Gartner has a curve that it applies to the adoption of new technology. It starts with a rapid rise on the back of hype and investment, followed by a collapse into the ‘Trough of Disillusionment’. The climb out on the ‘Slope of Enlightenment’ leads to 2G and 3G designs, the ‘Plateau of Productivity’ and a stable global business. This happened with the PC and the smartphone, and now it’s happening with electric vehicles (EV). The ups and downs of EV sales around the world, along with the challenges of charging infrastructure, are highly publicised, but miss the point. Engineers were addressing these issues four to five years ago. Now they’re working on tech for five years’ time, from battery pack sealing (page 34) and coil winding (page 44) to thermal runaway tech (page 64), and new materials and techniques (page 6). The drive to boost the energy density of battery packs (page 58) is not only reducing their size and weight, but it’s also a key factor in electric aircraft. Following years of engineering, a number of eVTOL air taxis and short-range passenger aircraft are entering the last stages of airworthiness certification, and being tested in commercial settings. Nick Flaherty l Technology Editor EME Update Each month the E-Mobility Engineering e-newsletter provides a snapshot of the top stories on our website during the previous month. To keep up to date with the latest technological developments, sign up today at www.emobility-engineering.com/e-newsletter 4 May/June 2024 | E-Mobility Engineering Intro | May/June 2024 Read all back issues online www.ust-media.com UST 55 : APR/MAY 2024 UK £15, USA $30, EUROPE €22 Charge and go Battery materials advance, boosted by 3D printing Safer skies Autopilots in the age of AI Future template How Applied EV can place any body structure for any task on the Blanc Robot ELECTRIC, HYBRID & INTERNAL COMBUSTION for PERFORMANCE ISSUE 152 APRIL/MAY 2024 Birth of a legend Creating the MG Metro 6R4’s V6 David versus Goliath Electric racing’s galvanising clash A giant in Midget circles Stanton Racing Engines’ SR-11x www.highpowermedia.com UK £15, US/CN $25, EUROPE €22
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