QUESTION THREE

摘要

Roisin Hopkins: The key area initially when looking at alternative power structures is safety: knowing how a HEV/EV fuel cell behaves and how it should be handled. Performance is another area that vehicle developers increasingly look to address. Although the priority is on reducing emissions manufacturers still need to ensure consumers want to buy their products. A whole range of technologies currently being developed aim to improve the driving experience of EVs and HEVs. MIRA works with technology providers and is developing its own propriety technologies that enhance performance without increasing energy demands. With any technology, but especially with the dramatic shift you see with the move to new power structures, one of the biggest issues is longer development times. The challenge for vehicle testers like ourselves is to develop and Neil Fulton: The benefit of having a team with an extremely high reputation, coupled with the independence of our data, allows us to offer test services to far corners of the automotive industry. We are experts in testing customers' products and technology and we can broaden this test expertise across a range of technologies. We have to be particularly astute in anticipating future vehicle legislation and test techniques and this is certainly true for the hybrid, electric and low carbon vehicle market.