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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has entered a strategic collaboration with Fortescue to incorporate Fortescue’s cutting-edge battery intelligence software, Elysia, into its luxury electric vehicles. This partnership aims to enhance battery longevity, safety, and overall performance, marking a significant advancement in JLR’s electric vehicle (EV) offerings.
Key Highlights:
- Advanced Software Integration: Fortescue’s Elysia software will debut in the Range Rover Electric, launching later this year, and will be integrated across all future JLR electric vehicles.
- Enhanced Battery Performance: The software will improve battery longevity, safety, and performance, providing faster charging times and increased reliability.
- Sustainability Focus: Monitoring battery health will facilitate the transition of batteries from EVs to second-life applications, supporting JLR’s sustainability goals.
- Innovation in Battery Management: Elysia uses physics-informed digital twins and probabilistic artificial intelligence to optimize battery performance and safety.
- Reimagine Strategy Alignment: This collaboration aligns with JLR’s Reimagine strategy to electrify all its brands by 2030 and achieve carbon net zero by 2039.
JLR’s collaboration with Fortescue is a first-of-its-kind in the automotive industry, integrating innovative battery intelligence software into a production fleet. The partnership underscores JLR’s commitment to electrification and sustainability, as well as Fortescue’s ambitious decarbonization goals, which include eliminating emissions from its operations by 2030.
Thomas Mueller, Executive Director of Product Engineering at JLR, emphasized the importance of such collaborations, stating, “Fortescue’s technology will provide JLR with even greater access to data analytics, integral as we electrify our entire vehicle portfolio by 2030. As the industry transitions towards electrification, collaborations such as these are paramount, as we look to further enhance the safety, performance and lifetime of our batteries.”
Mark Hutchinson, Fortescue CEO, highlighted the impact of the partnership, stating, “This collaboration showcases the very best of cutting-edge innovation and engineering. Through Fortescue’s breakthrough battery intelligence software, JLR will benefit from a new level of access to battery data and a revolutionary way to monitor its products in the real world, ensuring that every product lives up to the brand’s exceptionally high standards.”
This strategic collaboration is a pivotal element of JLR’s Reimagine strategy. It not only enhances the performance and safety of JLR’s EV batteries but also supports the company’s broader sustainability and modern luxury vision. In December 2023, JLR also partnered with Tata Communications to connect 128 global sites with advanced digital capabilities, further cementing its commitment to innovation and sustainability.
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