HORIBA Automotive released its electrification offering to the industry, which includes solutions for different stages of vehicle development and evaluation, including material characterization, component, system, and full vehicle testing. Solutions are available for the full range of vehicle types, from light- to heavy-duty vehicles and off-highway equipment. With the addition of electrified vehicle testing solutions, HORIBA has extended its existing global market-leadership in emissions to now include electrification for the rapidly transitioning vehicle industry.
Addressing varieties of e-powertrains including those with batteries, fuel cells and hybrid architectures, solutions available range from single-component testing to turnkey testing solutions, as well as consulting and other services throughout the total vehicle development process. HORIBA is able to integrate scientific expertise from a range of industries to offer a solution based on customer needs.
These solutions range across the different stages of the vehicle development and evaluation process:
• Material characterisation: analysis of batteries and fuel cells on a material level, e.g. degradation, abrasion, chemical reactions
• Component: testing and characterisation of e-motors and transmissions, testing of batteries and fuel cells, with solutions for testing batteries from cell to module to pack and fuel cells from cell to stack
• System: testing the electrified powertrains of various vehicle architectures including battery-electric, fuel cell-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles
• Complete vehicle: testing the complete vehicle in the laboratory or on the road
The complete solution for electrified vehicles includes a diverse mix of highly precise analytical equipment, chassis and powertrain testing dynamometers, electrification-specific solutions from HORIBA FuelCon and consultancy and validation capability from HORIBA MIRA. Offering this full range of solutions and expertise for electrified mobility allows HORIBA to collaborate with customers to integrate their vehicle development process with required testing protocol and develop a customized solution for their needs.