At this year’s Paris Motor Show, TotalEnergies and Valeo announced that they are strengthening their partnership to include the development of innovative solutions to optimize EV battery performance while reducing the vehicle’s carbon footprint.
The partnership has two main objectives:
- The development of an innovative cooling solution for EV batteries.
Since 2022, TotalEnergies and Valeo have been working on the joint development of an immersive cooling solution (liquid dielectric) that keeps the battery at the optimal temperature, improves its autonomy, reduces its carbon footprint and protects against fire risk. Field trials are underway to confirm the system’s performance in the case of very rapid charging. - A single fluid to improve and optimize the next generation of EVs.
The second program in the partnership involves extending the advantages of the new immersive fluids in other parts of the vehicle. The aim, ultimately, is to develop a new thermal management system for EVs that are more energy efficient and have greater autonomy.
This partnership restates both companies’ commitment to offering innovative solutions for EVs that are more sustainable, safer and more environmentally friendly.
“The partnership between TotalEnergies and Valeo will bring innovations to the thermal management of batteries and EVs by using immersive fluids that enable very rapid charging while preserving battery life.These innovations contribute not just in EV performance, but also in carbon footprint reduction, for even cleaner transport,” said Marie-Noëlle Semeria, Chief Technology Officer, TotalEnergies.
“Since the beginning of our partnership in 2022, the collaboration between Valeo and TotalEnergies has led to faster development of innovative, safe and effective solutions for the thermal management of batteries. We have reached the stage to extend our partnership, which no longer concerns the battery alone, but all parts of the powertrain, in order to maximize thermal optimization. This collaboration is central to Valeo’s strategy for innovations that meet the challenges of affordable, reliable, low-carbon EVs,” declared Christophe Delhovren, Chief Technology Officer, Valeo Power Division.
About Valeo
As a technology company and partner to all automakers and new mobility players, Valeo is innovating to make mobility cleaner, safer and smarter. Valeo enjoys technological and industrial leadership in electrification, driving assistance systems, reinvention of the interior experience and lighting everywhere. These four areas, vital to the transformation of mobility, are the Group’s growth drivers.
Valeo in figures: 22 billion euros in sales in 2023 | 109 600 employees, 28 countries, 159 plants, 64 research and development centers and 19 distribution platforms at June 30, 2024.
Valeo is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to provide as many people as possible with energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable. Active in about 120 countries, TotalEnergies places sustainability at the heart of its strategy, its projects and its operations.
SOURCE: Valeo
