LPG Vans and Hybrid Vehicles

The Ashwoods Automotive development of HEV/EV Battery Managment Systems (BMS) looks to be nearing its dream of being spun off into its own business (Ashwoods Energy) if it is successful at the Shell Springboard competition in Birmingham on the 1st Feb 2011. Ashwoods Automotive has developed its own Battery Managment Technology for its award winning Ashwoods Hybrid Drive system. With over 700,000 miles of vehicle and system data Ashwoods have further developed and improved upon their BMS to allow them to get more performance and stability from their 72v Lithium-ion battery. Mark Roberts MD of Ashwoods Automotive said “The interest we have received in our in BMS solutions strongly suggests that it should be a stand alone product. We were forced into developing our own BMS, for our Hybrid Technology, since there was no commercially available BMS that could balance and managed the cells during the demanding hybrid drive cycle. The Shell Springboard funding will provide the finance to launch Ashwoods Energy, a dedicated company focusing on BMS Solutions. Ashwoods will find out on the 1st February in Birmingham after a pitch if it has been successful in winning one of the £40,000 prizes.

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