EVs Can Have Smaller Batteries with the Same Range through Software Alone

WAE Elysia, the pioneering new Battery Intelligence offering from WAE Technologies (WAE), will exhibit its software-only solution at IAA Mobility in Munich from 4th – 10th September 2023. In a top-tier, global electric motorsport series, Elysia Battery Intelligence software has proven a reduction in battery mass of up to 19% without impacting range.

Elysia’s suite of Battery Intelligence technologies draws on WAE’s unrivalled experience in high-performance batteries, gleaned from the sole supply of batteries to ground-breaking electric motorsport series and the design and development of batteries for road cars, electric hypercars and 250-tonne mining trucks.

Its suite of algorithms can safely unlock extra performance from an electric vehicle battery, bringing many benefits for plug-in car makers, which can be passed on to consumers.

Elysia Commercial Lead Joe Jones explains: “Every OEM wants to reduce cost and improve performance across a range of metrics. We are now seeing questions about the EV industry from consumers becoming more aware of the impact of the weight of heavier electric vehicles and the resources required to produce batteries.”

“By using software alone to enable a reduction in the number of cells required, an OEM can deliver consumers the same performance with less cost, lower environmental impact and reduced weight. We can see that energy efficiency is becoming more important in the EV market, and Elysia Battery Intelligence can help OEMs get more from less.”

One of the critical areas the software solution excels in is unlocking the battery’s ability to accept more energy recovered by regenerative braking and extending the useable state of charge windows, thanks to accurate, health-adaptive state estimation algorithms.

By focusing on the efficiencies gained through managing the battery in a highly optimised manner, the result is reduced battery size and, ultimately, cost whilst still maintaining attributes consumers value.