Ricardo
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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.
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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.
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