Battery and motor selection are fundamental to electric vehicle costs, charging time, range maintenance and vehicle performance including acceleration and maximum speed. The simulation software provides a multi-criteria decision tool using 1D modelling for vehicle level design and detailed system performance governing drivability, range, and recharging.

• Allows investigation of electric systems without specific battery or motor component experience.
• Building blocks including driver inputs, transmission, batteries, motor parameters and controls.
• Simulates the balance of vehicle performance with range and recharging time.
• Fast model setup and rapid simulation times reducing the need for physical prototype builds.

Electric system analysis consists of packages to model system performance and predict battery thermal efficiency.

IGNITE, is a complete physics electric vehicle simulation package. With a library system of building blocks, the user can quickly and accurately model complete systems, analysing the electric motor control and battery performance.

Separately, VECTIS, is a 3D CFD simulation tool that predicts battery thermal behaviour enabling a detailed model of battery performance.