Jaguar Land Rover Limited

Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EV's) are vulnerable to Thermal Runaway (TR): where a cell heats in an uncontrolled manner and causes overheating in the rest of the module or pack. The spread of TR can be prevented with an effective **anti-thermal propagation (ATP)** TR barrier: a thin, lightweight layer of super-insulating material. The project p...

Project Mobius develops AI-powered digital toolkits to optimise car body structures for whole-life sustainability and cost. **Problem** After batteries, bodies are the biggest source of 'point-of-sale' CO_2e_ emissions, mostly driven by material production. Today, car bodies are not explicitly optimised for CO_2e_, only 50% of input material is utilised a...

The InCA project will deliver an innovative cell design maintaining flexibility for future technological advancements while delivering superior performance. Key improvements being targeted are weight, part and cost reduction; enhanced fast charging capability and power delivery; increased use of recycled and sustainable materials in the construction of th...

Clean technology pioneer, Mint Innovation, is collaborating with JLR, LiBatt Recycling, and WMG to demonstrate essential circular lithium-ion battery recycling solutions for the UK automotive industry. Mint will develop its proprietary low-carbon hydromet black mass refining technology at a demonstration facility, to produce lithium, nickel and cobalt - c...

SCALE-UP addresses the challenge of high-volume sustainable lightweighting in Battery electric Vehicle using composite materials and delivering four innovations. * A lighter, sustainable/lower-CO2e, affordable door, as alternative to aluminium benchmark, anticipating future legislation and decarbonisation of aluminium. * A high-volume, affordable, sustain...

The UK is at the forefront of the transition to an electrified transport sector. However, this transition is dependent on the global market for battery raw materials, with China responsible for the refining of 60-70% of lithium and cobalt found in batteries. Such concentration presents a risk to security of supply, while sustainability factors are also be...

Ensuring driving safety is crucial, especially for older drivers (aged 60+), who often face diminished eyesight and slower response times (Mather,2009). Augmented-reality (AR) Head-Up-Display (HUD) technology offers a potential solution by providing essential driving information without diverting attention. However, current HUD systems have a significant ...

High efficiency, high performance Electric Drive Units (EDUs) are critical to the continued success of Electric Vehicles. The Excellence in Conceptual Evolution of Electric Drives (ExCEED) project is an R&D project to develop a next generation EDU 'toolkit' a modular family of machines, inverters and transmissions for future JLR vehicle platforms. The nex...

Significant development effort has been invested in the reduction/elimination of tailpipe emissions, light-weighting and the general improvement and on-shoring of battery technology, bringing huge gains and new knowledge for car manufacturers and their suppliers. However, the industry must now look toward a NetZero future (manufactured goods and associate...

V2VNY Phase 2 proposes the demonstration of a unique AC-V2G solution, targeted at the non-domestic customer market, which utilizes a three-socket charger design which enables potential of V2G, V2B and V2V applications. It builds on the Phase 1 feasibility study and development project, which has proved the viability with a range of vehicle types, includin...

Green mobility is key for a Net-Zero future. Polymer composites are a critical enabler to deliver lightweight solutions with ultimate performance. However, current manufacturing technologies are costly and inherently slow as well as limited in terms of fibre orientation distribution, given that current deposition and laying-up solutions (automated fibre p...

The Electric Vehicle Advanced Inverter Technology (EleVAIT) consortium will investigate key inverter technologies and concepts that will enhance the attributes of future Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) electrified vehicles from 2030\. The EleVAIT project will focus on wide band gap semiconductors, integrated device packaging, modelling and utilisation techniques ...