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Thanks to nanotechnology, the European project aims to optimize several aspects of the electric car.
The
European project E3Car (Energy Efficient Electric Car) was born from the report carried out by the independent Scandinavian research company SINTEF: nanotechnology could improve the performance of clean, hybrid or electric vehicles.
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The ranges of electric cars are limited, prices are expensive, and the performance of the vehicles can be improved overall ", explained Ovidiu Vermesan, researcher at
SINTEF, to
Atelier.fr And yet, he added, "
nanoelectronic systems can be used in order to facilitate energy conversion as well as managing the energy flows between the battery and the engine of the vehicle".
Increasing the number of nanocomponents in the design of the car In practical terms, E3Car aims to
consolidate the presence of nanotechnology within the working mechanisms of clean cars and to overtake mechanical components. "
Electric cars will be based on a radically different concept of propulsion"
, continued the researcher.
Indeed, nanotechnology will revolutionise the concept of propulsion for electric cars, thereby rendering obsolete that used for traditional cars.
In fact, the whole electronic circuit system will be reorganised: nanocomponents which allow different signals to be sent will be integrated into the same chip. "
We’re working on setting up technological platforms that work with very high-frequency signals for HV (high voltage) applications, while developing circuits that allow the simultaneous emission of medium and high-intensity signals", explains Ovidiu Vermesan in more detail.
The solutions devised by E3Car will enable, in particular, the power of a vehicle to be substantially improved.
