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This article addresses a common issue in the design of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) by introducing a comprehensive methodology for the modeling and simulation of BEVs, referred to as the “PerfECT Design Tool”. The primary objective of this study is to provide engineers and researchers with a robust and streamlined approach for the early stages of electric vehicle (EV) design, offering valuable insights into the performance, energy consumption, current flow, and thermal behavior of these advanced automotive systems.

V2X connectivity and powertrain electrification are emerging trends in the automotive sector, which enable the implementation of new control solutions. Most of the production electric vehicles have centralized powertrain architectures consisting of a single central on-board motor, a single-speed transmission, an open differential, half-shafts, and constant velocity joints. The torsional drivetrain dynamics and wheel dynamics are influenced by the open differential, especially in split-μμ scenarios, i.e., with different tire-road friction coefficients on the two wheels of the same axle, and are attenuated by the so-called anti-jerk controllers. Although a rather extensive literature discusses traction control formulations for individual wheel slip control, there is a knowledge gap on: a) model based traction controllers for centralized powertrains; and b) traction controllers using the preview of the expected tire-road friction condition ahead, e.g., obtained through V2X, for enhancing the wheel slip tracking performance. This study presents nonlinear model predictive control formulations for traction control and anti-jerk control in electric powertrains with central motor and open differential, and benefitting from the preview of the tire-road friction level. The simulation results in straight line and cornering conditions, obtained with an experimentally validated vehicle model, as well as the proof-of-concept experiments on an electric quadricycle prototype, highlight the benefits of the novel controllers.

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This document is a comprehensive legislative act from the Official Journal of the European Union, focusing on the regulation and management of batteries. It outlines detailed provisions addressing sustainability and safety requirements, labelling and marking standards, conformity assessments, and the obligations of economic operators. 

Additionally, it includes specific guidelines for the management of waste batteries and introduces the concept of a digital battery passport. The overarching purpose of this legislation is to promote the safe, sustainable, and efficient use of batteries within the European Union, ensuring environmental protection and fostering responsible industry practices.

The document is a proposal from the European Commission for a regulation by the European Parliament and the Council. The regulation focuses on circularity requirements for vehicle design and the management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs).

The proposed regulation aims to modernize the EU's legislative framework for vehicle design and end-of-life management, promoting a circular economy and reducing the environmental footprint of the automotive sector. It introduces comprehensive requirements for vehicle manufacturers, waste management operators, and Member States to ensure sustainable practices throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

The document is a proposal from the European Commission for a regulation by the European Parliament and the Council. The regulation focuses on circularity requirements for vehicle design and the management of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs).

The proposed regulation aims to modernize the EU's legislative framework for vehicle design and end-of-life management, promoting a circular economy and reducing the environmental footprint of the automotive sector. It introduces comprehensive requirements for vehicle manufacturers, waste management operators, and Member States to ensure sustainable practices throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

The target of this deliverable is to define the basic sizes (continuous and peak torque and power ratings, mass, expected available packaging envelopes) of the investigated components and systems for case studies. Furthermore, a set of integrated EM-TECH corner modules and on-board electric drive solutions for electric vehicles are defined to cover the widest possible range of vehicle segments. This deliverable also describes the associated machine control such as the cooling control and the inverter control for the new machines, and the vehicle controls to exploit the benefits to vehicle performance brought by the new machines, including the wheel slip control, the motor regenerative braking and braking blending, and the anti-jerk control.

This research article, published in the International Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems, explores advanced methods for enhancing human-computer interaction in electric vehicles. It introduces improved speech recognition and visual imagery analysis techniques to optimize vehicle interior design, aiming to make in-vehicle interactions more intuitive and efficient.

This paper provides an extensive review on the latest works carried out to optimize the power flow in EV powertrains using multispeed discrete transmission, continuously variable transmission and multi-motor configurations. The relevant literatures were shortlisted using a keyword search related to EV powertrain in the ScienceDirect and Scopus databases. The review focused on the related literatures published from 2018 onwards. The publications were reviewed in terms of the methodologies applied to optimize the powertrain for efficiency and driving performance. Next, the significant findings from these literatures were discussed and compared. Finally, based on the review, several future key research areas in EV powertrain efficiency and performance are highlighted.

This paper presents an exhaustive review of diverse thermal management approaches at both the component and system levels, focusing on electric vehicle air conditioning systems, battery thermal management systems, and motor thermal management systems. In each subsystem, an advanced heat transfer process with phase change is recommended to dissipate the heat or directly cool the target. Moreover, the review suggested that a comprehensive integration of AC systems, battery thermal management systems, and motor thermal management systems is inevitable and is expected to maximize energy utilization efficiency.