At CES 2024, Kia took its first steps into the light commercial vehicle market with a series of all-electric concepts called the Platform Beyond Vehicles.
Effective hybrid/EV test systems add capabilities to test high-power regenerative electric drives, high-voltage battery and charging systems and communicate with smart control modules.
With battery charging infrastructure still spotty and corporate carbon-reduction targets looming, the commercial-vehicle sector increases interest in low-carbon fuels.
The thermal-management supplier is integrating its latest system with a liquid-cooled condenser in Komatsu electric excavators and Bosch Rexroth’s eLion portfolio.