In recent years, electric mobility has been promoted as the clean and cost-efficient alternative to combustion engines. Although there are already solutions on the market, mass take-up has not yet taken place. There are different challenges that hinder this process from an end user point of view such as costs of the vehicle, driving range, or infrastructure support. Several of these challenges are directly connected to the battery, the central element of the full electric vehicle (FEV).
'INCOBAT is in the position to provide a 100% European value chain for the development of next generation HV battery management systems', said Dr. Eric Armengaud, the technical coordinator of the project.
The strength of INCOBAT lies in the complementarity of its consortium with respect to competences and skills required for the fulfilment of the project aims as well as its profound experience and deep involvement in related research projects. The strong industrial presence in this consortium with four large enterprises shows the strong commitment of industry for electro-mobility.
INCOBAT is also part of the Cluster “4th Generation EV”.
The cluster was set in late 2013 by the European projects INCOBAT, iCOMPOSE and eDAS. It aims to synchronize on and conjointly promote the R&D topics on electric vehicle.
With the accession of Batteries2020 and last of IMPROVE, the cluster grew to a total of five FP7 projects, enlarging its networks and range of influence on the European electric vehicle community. Uniting more than 40 partners from 12 countries all over Europe, including 7 OEMs, with an overall budget of more than 36 million Euros, the impact of the cluster on the next generation of electric vehicles keeps on growing.
The “4th Generation EV” cluster is organized around the three following working groups:
- Comprehensive energy management
- Performance potential of vehicle electrification
- Central computing platform
More information in the cluster press release.