1st October 2011

Mavizen press office.

 

HEADLINES

A123 and Mavizen are working together to develop high tech, high performance battery modules, packs and intelligent BMSs for the motorsports market. First customer adopts gen 1 technology.

 
A123 Systems, Inc., has entered into a supply agreement with Mavizen that will enable cell and battery pack development to address the needs of the motorsports market.
 
The partnership will leverage R&D by A123 to deliver high power and higher energy density cells that are capable of discharging at high rates, while maintaining safety. Mavizen is developing its intelligent wireless Battery Management System (BMS) to embed a new distributed architecture that enhances state management capability. This reduces implementation costs whilst increasing the safety and performance envelope. Once deployed, this will enable a shift to the next generation of battery management control systems.
 
Bart Riley, CTO and VP of R&D at A123 Systems says, “Motorsport is a growing market for electric drive technology. This partnership will enable us to develop better products for motorsport, with derivative benefits for the broader transportation market.”
 
Azhar Hussain, CEO of Mavizen, says “Motorsports are about winning. In order to help teams win, we push the technology envelope. This partnership is about breaking new ground and solving key problems the Electric Vehicle market faces today.”
 
A123 is the world’s first Tier 1 OEM supplier to directly set up a technological focus on the advancement of battery products in motorsports. The company expects that teams in electric vehicle racing will gain a competitive advantage by deploying A123’s new products. Mavizen is the technical arm of the TTXGP World Championship, which is the world’s largest sanctioned electric motorsport program.
 
 
A first win of this collaboration is the selection of the Mavizen/A123 system for the first of the next generation of LMP1 cars from Lola Drayson. The Lola-Drayson B12/69EV prototype is the first prototype ultra high performance electric vehicle currently under construction and planned for track testing by the end of the year.
 
Lola-Drayson chose the Mavizen / A123 battery system for this project because of the high performance offered by the Mavizen BMS and A123 cells.
 
The lessons and technologies developed in the two wheel world are directly transferring into 4 wheels at the pinnacle of the sport. With over 850 horsepower the Lola Drayson all-electric sports car aims to be the fastest electric powered race car to lap a circuit. Showcasing technology such as inductive charging, composite battery power, moveable aerodynamics and electrical regenerative damping, the B12/69EV will be one of the most advanced zero emission competition cars to run. Drayson Racing Technologies will be managing the integration of the multiple new technologies on the car and its testing and demonstration programme beginning at the end of this year.
 
Lord Paul Drayson, commented "Cutting edge innovation with an emphasis on sustainable and clean power are the key elements of the Lola-Drayson B12/69EV all-electric LMP demonstrator. Everyone involved in the project is committed to combining ultra high performance with ground breaking innovation and the development of new green technologies.”
 
“Our main aim is to prove that an electric powered LMP car can lap as fast, if not faster than a conventionally powered car and to show how exciting an 850 horsepower, 200 mph++ electric car is on track.”
 
“Therefore the development of a zero emissions, clean energy, race car that pushes the performance limits of electric vehicles is both an important driver of technological innovation and of public attitudes towards EV's. We aim to show that an all-electric race car can be as cool and exciting as conventional petrol or diesel powered racing car - and a lot kinder to the environment.”
 
In its 53rd year of business, Lola is one of the longest established and most successful designers and constructors of racing cars in the world, keeping itself at the forefront of design and technology by investing in state of the art facilities including Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, a 50% scale wind tunnel and a 7 post aerodynamic suspension and chassis set up rig. The company is equipped and has the skills to carry out any major motorsport programmes for a manufacturer from F1 through every category of motorsport.
 
Having built more customer racing cars than any other constructor in the history of motorsport, Lola now also services the Aerospace, Renewables, Automotive, Defence and Communications industries with a complete design and build capability in advanced carbon composites.
 

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