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Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has signed a multi-year deal to use Fortescue’s advanced battery intelligence software, Elysia, in its next-generation electric vehicles.
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JLR says the software will help enhance JLR’s luxury vehicles with improved battery longevity, safety, and performance.
Starting with the new Range Rover Electric, launching later this year, Fortescue’s Elysia software will monitor all future JLR EVs. JLR claims this will help to give customers a better ownership experience with faster charging, improved reliability, and increased range.
Monitoring battery health throughout its life will support sustainability by making it easier to transition batteries from electric vehicles to second-life applications.
The collaboration allows JLR to gain detailed insights into battery conditions, offering specific recommendations to improve performance through software updates.
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By GlobalDataThomas Mueller, JLR’s head of product engineering, said: “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.”
Fortescue’s software uses physics-informed digital twins and probabilistic artificial intelligence to identify and solve battery issues, helping JLR optimise battery performance and safety for clients.
Fortescue CEO Mark Hutchinson said: “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.
“The lessons and innovations we have both learned from motorsport are now being applied to the management of battery systems on our roads, unlocking a leading future of EV performance for JLR’s customers.”
This collaboration is part of JLR’s Reimagine strategy to electrify all its brands by 2030 and achieve carbon net zero by 2039. Fortescue has its own ambitious decarbonisation goals, including eliminating emissions from its operations by 2030 (Scope 1 & 2).
