Posted on 22 May 2024
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Tuesday announced a partnership with Australia’s Fortescue to utilise the latter’s advanced battery intelligence software in its upcoming electric vehicles.
The so-called Elysia software is designed to boost battery longevity, safety and overall performance of JLR’s luxury EVs, the British carmaker says in a statement seen by Kallanish.
The multi-year, undisclosed deal will see the software debut on JLR’s new Range Rover Electric, set to launch later this year. The software will then be integrated into all future JLR models, which the automaker claims will offer customers a better experience with faster EV charging, improved reliability, and increased range.
“Fortescue’s technology will provide JLR with even greater access to data analytics, integral as we electrify our entire vehicle portfolio by 2030,” says Thomas Mueller, executive director of product engineering at JLR.
The software utilises a combination of physics-based digital twins and probabilistic artificial intelligence to identify and solve battery issues. Elysia can increase battery life by up to 30%, with the ability to detect faults early, according to Fortescue.
The partnership, a part of JLR’s strategy to electrify all its brands by 2030, is expected to help the company gain detailed insights into battery conditions.
Fortescue launched Elysia last April through UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the engineering group Fortescue acquired in 2022 and rebranded to WAE Technologies.
Mark Hutchinson, Fortescue ceo, adds: “Through Fortescue’s breakthrough battery intelligence software, JLR will benefit from a new level of access to battery data and a revolutionary way to monitor its products in the real world, ensuring that every product lives up to the brand’s exceptionally high standards.”
Last December, JLR partnered with Tata Communications to deploy its technology to connect JLR’s 128 sites worldwide, including its headquarters, plants, warehouses, sales centres, datacentres and cloud services. The carmaker is owned by India’s Tata Motors.
Source:Kallanish
