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01-10-2021 | Cover Story
"We want to quantify powertrain energy balances more accurately"
Published in: ATZ worldwide | Issue 10/2021
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Extensive testing under extreme climatic conditions is needed to improve the energy demand of cars in all types of real-life circumstances. A solar simulation system and a climate-controlled chassis dynamometer allow these tests to be carried out regardless of the actual weather. Particularly in battery-electric cars, the thermal management of the passenger compartment and the battery has a significant influence on the range. In the ATZ interview, Dr. Patrick Hupperich from FEV North America highlights the benefits of the company's new test systems in the USA.
Dr. Patrick Hupperich (born in 1961) has been president and CEO of FEV North America, Inc. since 2013. At the company's headquarters in Auburn Hills (USA), he is responsible for developing and implementing the corporate strategy for the Americas region. Hupperich is also Member of the Global Executive Council of the engineering service provider FEV. The main tasks of the council include transforming the FEV Group into a complete vehicle and software development organization. Hupperich joined FEV in Aachen as a student intern in 1986. In 1995, he completed his doctorate at RWTH Aachen University and then moved to FEV's US site in Auburn Hills in 1998.
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