Tula's DMD promises gains in EV efficiency

Nestled in San Jose, California just south of the San Francisco Bay, the small but mighty team at Tula Technologies continues to develop advancements for optimizing the efficiency of ICE and electrified powertrains. SAE Media recently visited its facility to speak with the engineering leadership and test drive vehicles equipped with their latest innovations.

Tula's goal is to let the motor (regardless of fuel type) “operate where efficiency is the highest and vary the frequency of operation to provide the desired output.” To that end, the company already has systems in the market and in high states of development to increase the efficiency of ICE and electrified vehicles. The best known of these is Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) which is currently in use on several production General Motors V8s.