eTech Learning: EV & AV Technology

We have been asked by several listeners of the podcast to do a more in-depth piece on Battery Management Systems, or BMS to explain what they do and why they are needed, so that's exactly what we have done in this episode. If there are any other subjects you would like us to cover please let us know, we would love to hear from you! Subscribe, rate and don't miss an episode! Ryan Maughan LinkedIn p...

In this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan brings you a deep look at electric coolant/water pumps and how they work, what the differences between sealed and sealless pumps are, and what are their positives and negatives. Subscribe, rate and don't miss an episode! Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/ eTech website - https://www.etech49.com Follo...

For this episode of the eTech podcast, we bring you a recent interview Ryan Maughan did with Martyn Lee of the very popular 'EV News Daily' podcast. Find out about the components of your electric vehicles. Why all large automakers are talking about electrification. The parts which go inside a Formula E car. How electrification reduces CO2. What’s the optimal size of a battery pack? Why Tesla is mo...

For this episode of the eTech podcast we dive deeper into battery technology, specifically the cells because this is really one of the key enablers in vehicle electrification. We'll teach you the basics of the various battery types and what the future of battery cell technology is going to look like. Subscribe, rate and don't miss an episode! Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.co...

For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan discusses the opportunity for electrification in heavy-duty machinery, in particular, our experience of 48V in mild hybrid systems and 24V micro hybrid systems for off-highway and commercial vehicle applications at the IES Europe summit. He also discusses: The background of avid technology What kind of technology we offer What kind of vehicles ou...

For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan discusses why electric vehicles have more than one motor in them when traditional combustion engine vehicles only have one engine. What are the technical real-life practical reasons more motors are better? What problems do they solve and how do they do this? Subscribe, rate and don't miss an episode! Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://www.li...

For this episode of the eTech podcast, Ryan Maughan discusses the future development trends in electric & hybrid vehicle drivetrain, particularly in electrical systems. We're planning a separate episode about battery cells and battery systems soon so we deliberately ignore battery packs in this episode. As OEMs try to take cost and weight out of their new vehicles this is leading to some clear tre...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan discussed battery thermal management systems, however in this episode, he discusses in detail thermal management systems in other components such as inverters and motors and more! In hot weather, the range efficiency of an EV can drop significantly between 20-30% so improving the thermal management system is extremely important to alleviate this....

for this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan discusses in detail battery thermal management, plus the issues that the Nissan Leaf and 1st generation Tesla car owners are reporting when using fast charge points in hot weather. Find out the reasons for these issues, how they can be solved and more! Remember to subscribe, rate and don't miss an episode! Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile - https://w...

In this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan breaks from the usual technical episodes we just had to bring you an update on some of the major EV industry newsflashes from the past few weeks. In this episode learn more about BP's acquisition of UK company Chargemaster, major tier 1 company Dana's purchase of TM4, Volkswagen setting a new lap time record at Pikes Peak with an EV and Porsche's E...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan discusses the Dieselgate scandal based on his recent white paper on the topic (link below) and covers the recent arrest of the AUDI CEO, how vehicles were designed to cheat the emissions tests, the technology behind this and why it happened and more importantly just how does a software update fix diesel emissions? Subscribe, rate and don't miss an...

For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan discusses in detail the "battle" between fuel cell and electric vehicle technology. Answering questions such as, are there actually any differences between the two? If so what? How does each technology work? Which one is "better"? What applications work best for each of them? Are the mainstream press wrong about how they are discussing these techn...

This interactive session brings you several 48V experts from FORD, Johnson Controls International, and Ryan Maughan of eTech 49, answering your questions on the technical challenges and developments. It is a chance to hear from the teams behind the technology on what the challenges are now, and what their thoughts are in answer to your key 48V questions. Including: What do the current array of 48V...