Electric mobility is fundamentally changing the car: New drive concepts enable different vehicle proportions, more interior space, and new design approaches. However, the battery is at the heart of this development. It determines range, efficiency, and service life – and thus how suitable electric vehicles actually are for everyday use.
In the latest episode of the ORF program Autofocus, battery researcher Katja Fröhlich from the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology talks about the central role of modern battery technologies for the mobility of the future. The program discusses how batteries affect requirements such as range, efficiency, and service life – and which technological developments are already enabling new vehicle concepts today. It becomes clear that electrification means much more than just a new engine – it opens up new possibilities for vehicle architecture and mobility concepts.
The video can be viewed here (in German): https://on.orf.at/video/14314349/autofocus-chance-elektro