The EV industry is on the verge of mass popularization. Severe competition is found among automotive OEMs and battery manufacturers for longer range, faster charging and discharging, longer lifetime, and sustainability. Innovation of battery designs is one of the core drivers of this innovation. The last 5 years have witnessed unprecedented progress in battery designs, which are represented by cell-to-pack, cell-to-body, cell-to-chassis, structural batteries, etc. Minimalism is based on using fewer parts to maximize space, achieve competitive costs, and enhance production efficiency. This, in turn, influenced the thermal interface and then related materials. In this presentation, the trend in EV battery designs will be reviewed, and insights into how thermal interface materials should adapt to the trend will be provided.

This presentation will provide insights into:

• Key design aspects of new EV battery structures
• How thermal interface design changes following the EV battery design trend
• The impact of state-of-the-art EV battery designs on the performance of thermal interface materials
• How thermal interface material technology evolves along with that of EV batteries