- NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) CEO Kurt Sievers announced a collaboration with Volkswagen (OTCPK:VLKAF) in NXP Connects developer conference.
- Volkswagen has adopted NXP’s battery management system (BMS) into its innovative MEB platform to help increase vehicle range, extend battery longevity, and enhance safety.
- “As part of the first wave of Volkswagen’s battery electric vehicle initiative, we’ll deliver up to 75 full-electric vehicle models to market by 20291,” said Dr. Holger Manz, Head of Development for Vehicle Energy Supply and High Voltage Systems, Volkswagen AG. “Incorporating a functionally safe battery management system that can scale across many car models makes it easier to achieve the full power potential of a battery, optimized range, and the extension of the battery’s lifetime.”
- Currently, 16 of the leading Top 20 car makers have designed in NXP battery management solutions.