Volvo Cars announced that it has reached a cooperation with Breathe Battery Technologies (Breathe), becoming the first car company to obtain its latest patented algorithm charging software, which will be used in Volvo cars. A new generation of pure electric products.
According to reports, Volvo Cars has integrated Breathe software into its self-developed battery management system to optimize and improve the performance of charging technology, thereby “significantly shortening user charging time” and improving the overall driving and charging experience.
This new technology will be installed on Volvo Cars’ new generation of pure electric products, and is expected to reduce the time required to charge Volvo Cars’ pure electric vehicles from 10% to 80% by up to 30%, while maintaining energy density and cruising range. Change. Additionally, improvements in charge times will last throughout the battery life cycle without affecting battery health.
Regarding this cooperation, Volvo Cars has signed a purchase agreement with Breathe for its flagship product Breathe Charge, which is also the latest investment project of Volvo’s strategic investment institution, Volvo Cars Tech Fund.
It is learned that Breathe is a London-based start-up that was established in 2019 as a spin-off from Imperial College. The company is mainly engaged in the development of battery management software.
According to the official introduction, the traditional stepped charging mode mainly relies on preset rules, while Breathe’s software technology uses an adaptive charging method to dynamically monitor the battery in real time, thereby shortening the charging time.
The Breathe software will use algorithms to monitor battery health in real time and control the charging process to avoid the risk of damage to battery performance and service life caused by lithium deposition.
This technology claims to be able to significantly reduce car charging time without changing the battery module design, mining new materials, and causing no additional impact on the environment. In addition, the technology is fully compatible with the hardware of Volvo’s new generation of pure electric vehicles.
