CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY R&D
Racing is the ultimate research and development laboratory for new technologies. We use it as a platform for our R&D team to test new innovations in the field of electric mobility. These new innovations feed into the road vehicles we develop – from supercars to mass-market applications.
FULL VEHICLE DEVELOPMENT
From the first sketch until the finished product we can make your dream car a reality. Our vertically-integrated and highly-skilled team covers every aspect of vehicle development, from design, chassis, body and powertrain, to vehicle dynamics and production. Significant, longstanding experience with electric powertrains makes us a perfect electric vehicle development partner. Due to our racing DNA, we are capable of developing vehicles to extremely challenging timescales while remaining cost effective.
DESIGN
Our design team can work with you to transform your vision into a new vehicle concept. We can also support you in later phases of car design if you already have existing sketches or ideas. Besides exterior and interior design, we can offer a complete brand development service, alongside the production of scale models. Our Chief Designer, Francesc Arenas, has 20 years’ experience in car design and leads our highly-talented team. His previous design experience includes working with SEAT, Fiat and Mazel. He has also designed several interesting concepts, including the Audi A9 Land Rover Provoque, and Hispano Suiza K8. He is also a professor at Massana Design School, Barcelona’s municipal art and design centre, which allows QEV to spot talented designers early in their careers.
COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
Every part of the vehicle is initially designed using Computer Aided Design (CAD). Using the most advanced software, we conduct body, chassis, and suspension development alongside the finer technical details such as vehicle wiring. Our engineers also carry out a wealth of pre-production testing using our advanced software systems – including: linear static analysis of metal and composite parts; modal analysis; fatigue analysis; and crash simulation.
In our dyno room, we test all products for efficiency and reliability. QEV Technologies developed its dyno room entirely in-house to give us opportunity to adapt the testing cycle specifically for each product. The dyno room is also connected to our advanced driving-performance simulator, which can test your propulsion system in accurately-simulated real-world conditions.
ELECTRIC MOTOR AND GEARBOX
Years of developing motors and gearboxes for Formula E has given us the opportunity to test a spectrum of different systems. With that experience, we can guide your integration of the best systems currently on the market, or we can develop a bespoke motor and gearbox as required. In our dyno room, we test all products for efficiency and reliability. QEV Technologies developed its dyno room entirely in-house to give us opportunity to adapt the testing cycle specifically for each product. The dyno room is also connected to our advanced driving-performance simulator, which can test your propulsion system in accurately-simulated real-world conditions.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
We develop all vehicle management software in-house, meaning we can offer complete flexibility and bespoke configuration to meet the needs of any project. Building on our own Electronic Control Unit (ECU) software, we can easily adapt its configuration and performance to any new vehicle. Part of the ECU development process includes connecting the ECU to our simulator, which we pair with a real powertrain in our dyno room. This gives us an opportunity to test all systems independently before integration – saving time and helping to manage costs. Through collaboration with Mobileye, QEV Technologies can also integrate certain Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) with new vehicles via a single camera sensor.
VEHICLE DYNAMICS
Creating a vehicle that handles perfectly requires complex balancing of dynamic properties, technical components and software systems. For our high-performance projects, we apply motorsport best practice to create a perfectly balanced vehicle. This means the vehicles we develop can achieve high speeds – remaining stable in a straight line and when cornering. All the vehicles we develop are tested by professional racing drivers including Nick Heidfeld and Jérôme d’Ambrosio. When it comes to vehicles with six, four, or two motors we have developed sophisticated torque vectoring systems that can control each wheel independently, making hundreds of calculations and adjustments every second. It is possible to brake one wheel while accelerating the others and to reverse the process all in a single millisecond. This delivers greater performance capabilities on track, and can also partially replace systems like ABS and ESP.