Low Carbon Vehicle Technology
Programme
Tata Motors European Technical Centre
Contents
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Tata Motors and its European Technical Centre (TMETC)
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Advanced engineering of electric vehicles
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LCVTP - What Tata wants
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Strategic direction
‘Beacon’ Vehicle concept
Delivery priorities from LCVTP work-streams
Hot spots where we invite creative input from suppliers and partners
Tata Group
- 98 companies in seven business sectors
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Engineering
Materials
Energy
Chemicals
Services
Information Systems &
Communications
Consumer Products
Tata Motors
1945
Established
1954
Began manufacturing commercial vehicles in India in collaboration
with Daimler Benz
2004
Acquired the Daewoo Truck Company
2005
Acquired a 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera
2005
Tata Motors European Technical Centre founded
2006
Joint venture with the Marcopolo Brazil, to manufacture buses and
coaches
2007
Joint venture with Fiat in India to manufacture passenger vehicles,
engines and transmissions
2008
Acquired Jaguar Land Rover
2009
Acquired remaining stake in Hispano
Tata Motors
India's largest
automobile company
2nd largest Bus
manufacturer
globally
1st Engineering company to
be listed on NYSE (2004)
Top three for
passenger cars sales
in India
5th largest Bus &
Truck manufacturer
globally
Largest portfolio of products:
• Mini, Light & Heavy Trucks
• Buses & Coaches
• Passenger Cars & Utility Vehicles
Largest R&D network in India
with offshore centres in :Korea (Gunsan)
Spain (Zaragoza)
UK
(TMETC - Coventry)
Consolidated revenues
of $14 billion in 2008-09
13% sales growth to Jan 2010
93% Jan 2010/Jan 2009
Tata breakthrough thinking
- Ace
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Mini-truck with the NVH of a
passenger car
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Launched May 2005 for just
above £2500 equivalent
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Created a new segment in India
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Sales of 100,000 in just 20
months
Tata breakthrough thinking
- Nano
For India at £1250
For Europe
• Production start 2009
• Over 200,000 advanced orders
Tata Motors European Technical Centre
IARC
Warwick University Campus
Established in 2005
• Automotive engineering excellence
• Drive the quality of TML vehicles
• R&D, esp. disruptive technologies
200 Engineers
Advanced engineering of electric vehicles
Tata Indica Vista EV
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‘B’ Segment vehicle for four occupants
with luggage
Range of up to 200km
Top speed of 128km/h
Acceleration : 0 to 60 km/h in 9 secs
ABS
Advanced Li-Ion super polymer batteries
Power dense electric powertrain – light
and compact, with in-house transmission
Indica Vista EV
Shift-bywire Gear
Selector
HV PTC
Heater
TM4 PMMotor &
Single Speed
Transmission
Super Polymer LiIon Traction
battery modules
and battery tray
Traction Battery
Charger
DC-DC
Converter
Electric
Vacuum Pump
Coventry & Birmingham Low Emissions
Demonstration … ‘CABLED’
Showcase demonstration of Ultra Low Carbon
vehicles
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Based around Birmingham and Coventry
12 month vehicle trial phase starting 2010
Real world demo, to understand customer perceptions and
concerns
£14 budget - £7m public funding
Consortium partners
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Tata, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, JLR, Microcab, LTi
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E-ON, Universities, City Councils and AWM
Infrastructure
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Electric charging points installed around cities of Birmingham and
Coventry
Vehicles
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Over 100 battery powered, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell
vehicles
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Cross section of vehicle segments, various stages of development
Tata Ace - electric
LCVTP – What Tata wants
More breakthrough thinking…
The technology jump from Generation 1 to Generation 2 in
electric vehicles
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Commercially driven
Globally targeted
Affordable, practical for everyday use
A full set of technologies to deliver an optimised ultra low
carbon small family vehicle which sells in high volume
Production target 2014/15
Current generation EV
Conventional
• vehicle structure
• package layout
Sub optimum
• structural efficiency
• space utilisation
• aerodynamics
• system integration
• cost
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‘Beacon’ Vehicle
Optimised
Electric Family Car
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Ultra efficient package utilisation
Drive-train efficiency improvement
Cost optimisation
Light-weighting and parts-count
reduction
Electrical
energy
storage
HEVAC &
thermal
management
Optimised
Electric Family Car
Braking &
energy
recovery
Materials,
structures,
architecture
LCVTP work-stream hot spots
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Scalable lightweight structure for an optimised EV platform
− Innovative BIW design; optimum material for application
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Maximised battery energy density
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Additional areas of emphasis for UK supplier/partner involvement:
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High torque to weight ratio motor technology
HVAC systems for EVs, with battery heating and cooling in mind
Expertise in electrical architecture and networking
Steering systems for EVs including EPAS
Braking systems for EVs and regenerative braking
Waste energy recovery including heat from exhaust gases
Expertise in Electric Vehicle Integration
Drive by wire systems
LCVTP work-stream hot spots
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Scalable lightweight structure for an optimised EV platform
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Maximised battery energy density
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Additional areas of emphasis for UK supplier/partner involvement:
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High torque to weight ratio motor technology
HVAC systems for EVs, with battery heating and cooling in mind
Expertise in electrical architecture and networking
Steering systems for EVs including EPAS
Braking systems for EVs and regenerative braking
Waste energy recovery including heat from exhaust gases
Expertise in Electric Vehicle Integration
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