Electrification is Changing the Way We Move
Transportation drives the global economy. It’s at the heart of both business and pleasure. With the world's population nearing 8 billion, all that travel adds up. And it’s taking a toll on the planet.
Going forward, we need to find mobility solutions with a lower environmental impact. Increasingly strict government regulations in most countries, coupled with growing consumer awareness, are creating an unprecedented demand for efficient, environmentally friendly transportation.
But rapidly increasing mobility while decreasing environmental impact isn't easy. The changes demanded by the transportation market necessitate radical innovation to be successful. Companies that deliver those innovations will reap big benefits, but it all depends on making the right technology decisions now. Simulation is the key to understanding those decisions and realizing the benefits of electrification, such as:
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Fuel savings of 35% in hybrid-electric ferries versus traditional
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35% reduction in hourly operating energy costs for demonstration aircraft
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30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in electric vehicles compared to combustion motors
Electrification is Racing Ahead, but Innovation Poses Challenges
Cost Reduction
Batteries are one of the primary costs inflating the price of electric vehicles.
More Efficient Drivetrains
Electric vehicle drivetrains currently suffer as much as 20% energy loss. EVs must become more efficient to succeed.
Range & Payload Improvement
Concerns about speed and availability of charging infrastructure limit consumer EV adoption. Electric aircraft are limited by payload maximums.
Improved Safety & Security
Electric vehicles require increased software to manage critical functions and battery systems. Proofing EVs against cyberattack is crucial.
Applications
The extraordinary design challenges posed by mobility electrification require equally extraordinary solutions. Simulation is the only way to efficiently address the design demands that will define a successful race to market. Electric mobility leaders are already reporting on the benefits of electric vehicle simulation software and its empowering effect on the design process.
Engineering What’s Ahead: Electric Mobility
Engineering simulation plays a critical role in electric mobility.
The landscape before electric mobility innovators appears wide open, but critical market demands must be overcome by those who want to win the race to market.
Efficiently transporting goods drives the global economy. People need to move for business and pleasure. With the global population expected to swell to 10 billion people by 2050, these forces are combining to cause an exponential increase in mobility.
At the same time, the planet needs to heal. Governments and consumers increasingly connect the ways mobility impacts the environment and are demanding change. Electric vehicles – whether traversing land, sea, or air – offer the potential to solve this dichotomy of rapidly increasing mobility while simultaneously reducing environmental impact.
Electric Vehicles are Taking Off: Don’t Get Left Behind
Market leaders in the electrification revolution will be defined by the speed and efficacy of their innovations. To produce EVs that meet the market’s expectations for cost and performance, you’ll need simulation: the most efficient, cost-effective way to change the way we move.
Simulation reduces development time by reducing or eliminating wasted effort
50% REDUCTION IN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT TIME
Simulation empowers engineers with rapid prototyping to see what works, without investing time into building physical models for every prototype and version.
The most challenging problems benefit the most from simulation
75% REDUCTION IN AC DRIVE DEVELOPMENT TIME
While simulation helps streamline your entire workflow, especially difficult problems often see the biggest benefits. The more complex the required tests, the more time simulation can save.
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