The Electrified Propulsion Research Centre (EPRC) is a global centre of excellence for electrified transport engineering. It is enabling the research and development of the next generation of electrified vehicles, from component level subsystems to fully integrated powertrain. It is servicing vehicles across all platforms including automotive, commercial vehicle, defence, industrial and off-highway, high performance and motorsport, and motorcycle.

The innovative immersion cooling battery technology project, i-CoBat, uses a novel thermal management system for EV batteries using a novel, biodegradable dielectric fluid called MIVOLT, which allows for faster charging than conventional systems and a higher performance battery.

Funded by Innovate UK, the immersion cooling battery technology will make electric vehicles better performing, safer and cheaper, encouraging the accelerated adoption of electrified transport.  Not just limited to automotive applications, the Ricardo proprietary design approach of partial immersion cooling is currently being used in the propulsion module for the next generation electric aircraft for the InCEPTion project.

Ricardo is reducing time-to-market with our complete bespoke EDU design and development capability. Electrified drive units for hybrid and full electric vehicles are gaining significant development attention. Ricardo is at the forefront of this charge, and our multi-speed EDU is focused on maximising overall system efficiency, offering systems weight reduction and package space optimisation.

We provide a team with expert knowledge across all key EDU sub-systems enabling fully bespoke solutions. We can provide design from concept to manufacture with proven inhouse capability to ensure reliability and fast time-to-market.

The ConnectHEV plug-in hybrid demonstrator vehicle showcases a range of connected technologies and Ricardo's capability in intregration. These technologies improve consumer experience of hybrid and electric vehicles by extending range, improving vehicle efficiency and reducing vehicle cost.

The technologies included in the ConnectHEV vehicle include:

• Electronic Horizon for vehicle efficiency
• Innovative thermal management technology
• VICS: Ricardo's modular control system solution
• RAS-R: realistic sound for xEV

The UK-ALUMOTOR consortium is building the UK’s electric motor supply chain by leveraging our manufacturing expertise to deliver the next generation of sustainable electric motors.

Led by Ricardo, the consortium has been formed to develop a supply chain around an innovative proprietary design for an electric motor. UK-ALUMOTOR will develop a more affordable, environmentally sustainable design which displaces the need for scarce material resources, resulting in a greener and more affordable solution to support the mass adoption of electrification. There will be a focus on boosting the UK economy and training the next generation of manufacturing and engineering experts.

The Steel E-Motive programme is developing two battery electric fully autonomous vehicles designed for Mobility as a Service applications.

Ricardo and WorldAutoSteel have teamed up to shape the future of sustainable mobility through steel innovation. The programme is demonstrating the benefits of steel for global Mobility as a Service (MaaS) challenges, characterized by fully autonomous and connected electric vehicles.

Ricardo has developed a range of electrification solutions for commercial vehicle and off-highway applications. OEMs strive to find cost-effective solutions for a varied portfolio of products whilst meeting the specific vehicle performance requirements that heavy duty platforms entail. Ricardo is uniquely positioned to develop solutions to the unique electrification challenges. Speak to us about your heavy duty electrification challenges.