Development of an Electric Medium Duty Commercial Demonstration Vehicle

2024-01-2159

04/09/2024

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WCX SAE World Congress Experience
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To better understand the technical challenges of commercial vehicle electrification, BorgWarner converted a production Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) medium duty truck into a fully electrified vehicle. The resulting vehicle includes a newly developed dual-motor rear Beam eAxle driven by a pair of high-performance silicon carbide (SiC) inverters, an 800V battery system, and a new thermal management system customized for the electric vehicle. This paper will detail the conversion process along with the key components involved in the build. The resulting performance of the fully electrified commercial vehicle will be presented in comparison to the original production vehicle. The primary aim is to outline what is entailed in an electric vehicle conversion and to share the learnings gained throughout this build and development process.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-2159
Pages
7
Citation
Guo, C., Van Maanen, K., Liu, X., Chen, W. et al., "Development of an Electric Medium Duty Commercial Demonstration Vehicle," SAE Technical Paper 2024-01-2159, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-2159.
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Apr 09
Product Code
2024-01-2159
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English