Ricardo opens digitally enabled Electrified Propulsion Research Center
Ricardo formally opened its new Electrified Propulsion Research Center at its Shoreham Technical Center in West Sussex.
Designed to support the company’s existing work in powertrain optimization and electrification, the new state-of-the-art research center, which has cost £5.5 million (US$7.7 million)and included a grant of £1.5 million (US$2.1 million) from Coast2Capital Local Enterprise Partnership, will enable the research and development of the next generation of electrified vehicles from component level subsystems to fully integrated powertrains.
It will significantly increase the range of services and solutions across all platforms and applications in electric vehicle development available to global customers.