Williams Advanced Engineering is bringing the best of its expertise to the electric car in an innovative lightweight Electric Vehicle (EV) platform concept, named the FW-EVX, which will be displayed at this year's Low Carbon Vehicle Show in Millbrook, U.K. from 6th to 7th September 2017. With the car industry currently focussed on how it transitions from the internal combustion engine to a fully electric future, a major challenge for manufacturers is how to maximise vehicle efficiency, given current limitations.
Responding to this challenge, Williams Advanced Engineering has reimagined how electric cars are designed and constructed. This new approach is designed to make EVs lighter, safer and greener, with longer range and better performance.
Williams' engineers have developed a highly automated, near zero waste process that is being implemented to create fibre-reinforced suspension components on the EV platform, providing up to 40 percent weight reduction over a conventional aluminium wishbone.
Another innovation being showcased is the process of forming high-strength 3D structures from 2D materials, which in this instance, has created an exoskeleton for a battery module that also contributes to the structural performance of the battery.
Developed by in-house specialists in aerodynamics, electric systems, advanced lightweight structures and vehicle integration, the concept highlights Williams Advanced Engineering's expertise in accelerating ground-up innovations into demonstrable products available to its customers.
