this week opened the
at its
Detroit Technology Campusin
.
The facility is designed to provide design solutions for high-voltage battery pack systems in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.
‘Electrification of the vehicle is a critical element of automakers’ strategies for achieving the 35-mile-per-gallon CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) regulations,’ said Karina Morley, Ricardo’s global vice-president of Controls and Electronics.
‘The
In the
According to the West Sussex-based company, each chamber will feature high-capacity battery cyclers, high-voltage instrumentation, hardware-in-the-loop systems and other equipment to allow the development of battery systems in simulated vehicle environments.
Once a battery pack design is verified in a safe, simulated environment, the battery system can be integrated into and further developed on a vehicle in Ricardo’s adjoining garage facility.
New study claims heat pump efficiency is 4x gas boilers
A ground source heat pump provides more output in winter than an air source heat pump, since the air is then cold - which were good Energy using?