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Driving the Future Through Smart Electric Vehicles Manikandan P OLA Electric
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obility – the movement of people and goods – is a fundamental human need and a key enabler of economic and social prosperity. After decades of relative stability, the mobility environment is undergoing a remarkable transformation with the advent of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies, new business models and changing customers and shifting consumer preferences. Electric Mobility is the most talked about subject the present time. The transportation industry, business and methods are preparing for major transformation in the next decades. As we read this statement, there are many initiatives getting high rocketed across the globe, industry and institutions. Finally people are asking for ways to resolve one of the greatest challenges of our time: is there a replacement for our scarce petroleum resources? How can CO2 emissions be reduced? Can we lower the demand for energy? One approach is sustainable mobility. E-mobility, therefore, replaces oil with renewable electricity. Thereby reducing fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and overall energy consumption. In specific figures, this means that, to cover the same distance, a car running on electricity requires only about one quarter of the energy of a combustion engine. So far, so visionary. The electric motor –we call it an e-drive – is already making full use of this potential: with immediately available torque for spontaneous response and high performance with the utmost level of efficiency. Now we have to focus on the strength of the battery so that cars running purely on electricity will be able to go much further. Electric is one such disruption in the Automotive industry. The whole world is talking about “ACES” which translates to Autonomous , Connected , Electrified and shared Mobility. The latest developments in ICT have a huge impact on the future mobility in terms of improving the efficiency and cost of transport to provide more convenience and comfort to passengers. In this article we shall understand how the electric mobility along with the latest developments in IOT or Connectivity is going to change the way we commute in the days to come. 42 | Telematics Wire | December 2020
Connected electric - Present future Lets understand the connection between electric and IOT how the later will have an influence on the other and how these disruptions together will influence mobility. Connectivity offers the following benefits in the automotive applications. 1. In vehicle experience through high speed data connectivity The users will have the highest level of connectivity and in vehicle entertainment system. The future vehicle will be an extension of your living room or office space which will completely help you stay active all the time. 2. V2X communication to enable safe transport , advanced traffic alert , collision detection In EV its not necessary its need to connect the component like Battery and the Vehicle control systems basically predict the SOC and SOH of the battery and assess when the vehicle goes out of power also automatically identify the nearest charging station so that you would not go out of the vehicle range or refuel. In addition preventive maintenance is another key benefit of connected vehicles 3. Autonomous driving and fully automated transport solution Driverless vehicles have already been tested in many parts of the world and the same has huge potential to automate not only in people movement but also in manufacturing and service industries. 4. Reduce range anxiety by locating charging points Cloud connected vehicle and charging stations can interact
