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MINDED: Longer range through efficient thermal management

09.01.2025
AIT project manager Thomas Bäuml interviewed by “Der Standard”
 

Low temperatures remain a challenge for electric cars - but this is set to change. In the European research project MINDED, which is coordinated by the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, partners from five countries are working on a solution: “We want to show that we can use innovative technology to increase the range of an electric car by 20 percent at zero degrees Celsius,” explains Thomas Bäuml, AIT project manager, in an interview with the daily newspaper “Der Standard”.

The key lies in new heating technologies: optimized heat pumps and intelligent infrared panels, which only heat where necessary, save valuable energy. Simulations in the Digital Twin of the Iveco eDaily minibus show promising results.

To the article (in German):

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000250292/forscher-versprechen-20-prozent-mehr-reichweite-fuer-e-autos-im-winter