Lean

“We will redefine the electric car”

The era of fossil fuels is coming to an end. Semcon is researching an eco-friendly mobility concept in Lean Mobility, which can be realized for a low cost in the near future. Semcon is currently working with pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids and researching electric propulsion, power electronics and design approaches for more efficient vehicles. The goal is that tomorrow’s cities and traffic are no longer characterized by COc emissions, smog or noise.

“It took us 125 years to design a car with a combustion engine. Over the next 20 years we will redefine the electric car. For this to be possible we need a new infrastructure. Politicians, industry and vehicle manufacturers must work together,” says Thorsten Falldorf, technology leader for Electromobility in Germany at Semcon Wolfsburg.

Electromobility is the technology closest to hand, and the one that the Semcon Lean Team is concentrating on. The biggest technical challenge is to increase the range of electric cars with the help of improved battery technology, reduced vehicle weight and a reduced need for energy.

Many of our customers talk about green and environment. Semcon mean that we need to find environmental solutions that are both environmental AND cost friendly - lean energy. That is why we call it Lean!

Many of the new powertrain solutions are too expensive, and they would not exist in cars or commercial vehicles with out governmental funding.
The Lean technology area is quite broad, ranging from recyclability of complete vehicles, new powertrain fuels, hydrogen fuel cells, electric, mild hybirds, to full hybrids.

Everybody knows about the race that is ongoing among the automotive Industry to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. One important technology that is put into reality is the fully electric or hybrid drivetrain solutions.
In the Lean area, Semcon presently focus is in electromobility.