UK-based EV battery pack technology start-up IONETIC has launched a software-accelerated, AI-supported development system, Arc.
The system aims to deliver multi-million pound savings in battery pack development costs, and halves the time-to-market for custom battery packs.
Launched alongside IONETIC’s refreshed brand, Arc reduces the average £24m investment and four-year development cycle required for bespoke EV battery systems by automating design and integrating components into a fully end-to-end battery pack development system.
OEMs currently have to choose between expensive, bespoke battery packs or low-performance off-the-shelf solutions with the Arc system aiming to deliver cost-effective, performance-optimised battery solutions faster and with less risk, it claims.
The system integrates software that optimises, conceptualises and realises the battery pack’s design; hardware that reduces programme risk and validation time and is flexible; and fabrication, which reduces upfront investment with a flexible manufacturing system.
IONETIC’s production facility can also serve multiple different customers, without the time and costs typically required for new-line set-up.
James Eaton, CEO and Co-Founder of IONETIC, said:
“As the push for electric vehicle adoption accelerates, OEMs need the right partners to bring competitive electrified vehicles to market as fast as possible.
“IONETIC’s fully end-to-end, in-house offering firmly establishes our position as a battery technology tier 1 at the forefront of innovation; our Arc system allows us to provide OEMs with pre-validated, tailored solutions – enabling them to remove inefficient development processes, focus on vehicle innovation, and eliminate the usual bottlenecks of cost and time.
“It’s our mission to help OEMs supercharge the electric transition in a way that is profitable and future-proofed for the next era of mobility – a mission that our proprietary technology is primed to achieve.”
Image of James Eaton courtesy of IONETIC
