Prosperity Partnerships

人们对低碳汽车的需求不断增长，以减少交通运输部门对环境的影响，并应对脱碳的压力。在过去的5年中，电池成本和性能显著改善，从而提高了电动和混合动力汽车的可行性。通过采取整体系统的方法来提高效率，这项合作研究计划将重点关注电池性能和退化，电力电子新器件和包装，包括制造影响的电动机设计的基础知识，并解决用于扭矩传递的电驱动器对表面，基板和润滑剂的挑战，以优化驱动器材料。这项研究将解决加速英国汽车电气化的基础研究挑战。它将提供新的科学见解，推动电动和混合动力汽车的发现和创新。这项研究计划产生的知识将提供一条途径，以维持和增加就业机会，因为低排放车辆将取代现有车辆，并将对整个供应链产生影响。

There is a growing demand for low carbon vehicles to reduce the transport sector's environmental impact and respond to the pressure of decarbonisation. Over the last 5 years, battery costs and performance have improved significantly which has subsequently improved the viability of electric and hybrid vehicles. By taking a whole-systems approach to electrification for efficiency, this collaborative research programme will focus on gaining underpinning knowledge on battery performance and degradation, new devices and packaging for power electronic, design of electric motors that include manufacturing effects and addressing the challenges that electric drives for torque transmission impose on surfaces, substrates and lubricants to optimise materials for drives. This research will address the fundamental research challenges to accelerate electrification of vehicles in the UK. It will deliver new scientific insights to drive forward discovery and innovation in electric and hybrid vehicles. The knowledge generated by this research programme will provide a route to maintain and grow jobs as low emission vehicles replace existing vehicles and will have impacts across the supply chain.