eTech Learning: EV & AV Technology

In this episode of eTech49, Ryan Maughan sits down with Richard Savoie, CEO of Adiona Tech, to explore how simulation and artificial intelligence can be applied to transform logistics and fleet operations. Richard shares insights into Adiona’s mission to optimise delivery networks using advanced algorithms and real-time data, helping companies reduce costs, emissions, and complexity. They dive into:The origins of Adiona Tech and its unique approach to logistics optimisationReal-world applications of AI in fleet management and route planningUsing simulation to drive efficiency and roll out of electric delivery vehiclesChallenges in scaling intelligent systems across industriesThe future of sustainable and efficient transport powered by dataWhether you're in mobility, logistics, or just curious about how AI is reshaping the way goods move, this episode offers a compelling look into the tech driving smarter decisions.Listen now and subscribe for more conversations at the intersection of technology and mobility. Richard Savoie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richsavoie/Adiona Tech corporate website: https://www.adionatech.com/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

In this episode of the eTech Learning Podcast, Ryan Maughan sits down with Ian Foley, CEO of Equipmake, for a deep dive into the world of electric motor technology and the future of electrification. Ian shares insights from his fascinating career journey—from motorsport engineering to leading one of the UK’s most innovative electric drivetrain companies.He discusses Equipmake’s mission, the cutting-edge technologies they’re developing, and how the company is helping shape the future of probably the most diverse range of applications we have ever discussed on an eTech podcast episode, from moving earth to leaving it!We also explore key industry trends, challenges in EV adoption, and the evolving role of electric motors in transportation and beyond. Whether you're an engineer, tech enthusiast, or just curious about the future of clean transport, this episode is packed with valuable insights and inspiration, key topics covered:Ian Foley’s career path and transition into EV technologyEquipmake’s innovations and market focusAdvances in electric motor design and integrationIndustry trends and future outlook for electrificationListen now to discover more about Equipmake and their fascinating applications for electric motor technology.Ian Foley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianfoley/Equipmake corporate website: https://equipmake.co.uk/ How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

In this electrifying episode of the etech49 podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Abdullah Jaber, Founder and CEO of Trailer Dynamics, a pioneering company at the forefront of commercial vehicle electrification.Abdullah shares his entrepreneurial journey and the groundbreaking innovations his team is developing to transform the logistics and freight industry. As the world races toward decarbonization, Trailer Dynamics is tackling one of the most overlooked opportunities in sustainable transport: the trailer. By integrating electric motors, advanced battery systems, and intelligent energy management into the trailer itself, the company is redefining what’s possible in long-haul trucking. Their flagship product, the eTrailer, is designed to work in tandem with diesel or electric tractor units, reducing fuel consumption, cutting CO2 emissions, and extending the range of electric trucks.In this conversation, we dive deep into:The origin story of Trailer Dynamics and Abdullah’s vision for sustainable freightHow electric propulsion systems in trailers can drastically reduce emissionsThe role of high-capacity lithium-ion battery packs and regenerative braking in powering trailersChallenges in integrating electric drivetrains into existing logistics infrastructureThe future of electrification in commercial vehicles and the path to zero-emission transportWhether you're an EV enthusiast, a logistics professional, or simply curious about the future of clean transportation, this episode offers a compelling look at how innovation in trailer technology could be the missing link in the global push for sustainable mobility.Listen now to discover how Trailer Dynamics is driving the next wave of electrification in the commercial vehicle sector—one trailer at a time.Abdullah Jaber on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdullah-jaber-49527786/Trailer Dynamics corporate website: https://www.trailerdynamics.de/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/

In this episode of the eTech49 Podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Dr Steve Lambert, Chief Technology Officer at Protean Electric, a pioneer in in-wheel motor technology for electric vehicles. We start by disucssing Steve's career journey, how he became involved in engineering ultra high performance electric vehicle powertrain for in Formula 1 and some other great experiences leading up to his move to Protean developing and scaling the production of state-of-the-art in-wheel motor technology. Steve then shares his deep insights into the evolution of electric powertrains, the unique challenges of in-wheel motors and how Protean is helping to push the boundaries of vehicle architecture, efficiency and e-mobility and is now finding commercial success with major automotive OEM's.Steve Lambert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-stephen-lambert/Protean Electric corporate website: https://www.proteanelectric.com/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to electrification pioneer Mike Terzo, catching up about his latest venture Heavytech and discussing his past career and experience with launching and scaling startups in the electrification space and beyond!Mike Terzo LinkedIn profile:https://www.linkedin.com/in/mterzo/Heavytech website: https://www.goheavytech.com/Xirro website: https://xirro.com/Terzo Power website: https://terzopower.com/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to Geoff Haynes the Founder of Inspirit Ventures, an advisor and investor at several amazing technology businesses includingTTPi, RAM Innovations and QPT. Geoff is a very well known figure in the field of semiconductor developments, having been one of the Co-Founders at GaN Systems Inc. (now part of Infineon) and having been in the semiconductor industry since its very early days in the late 1960's and early 1970's.Geoff has a wealth of experience and some great stories to share.To find out more about GeoffGeoff Haynes LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-haynes-3755b79/QPT website: https://www.q-p-t.com/RAM Innovations website: https://ram-innovations.com/TTPI website: https://ttpi.tech/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to John Conafay the Co-Founder and CEO of Integrate. Integrate is an interesting software business that sprang out of John's experiences managing very complex programs as a program manager in the space industry. The software brings together complex specification management and project management and makes it easier to manage complex workstreams.The company has had early success in the space industry. but has since branched out into other industries and is aiming its software at industries like electric vehicle development, charging systems and autonomous robotics and vehicles.John Conafay LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/conafay/Integrate corporate website: https://integrate.co/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to Tudor Williams the CTO of Filtronic plc. Tudor has many years of experience of the semiconductor industry, after graduating from Swansea University in 2003 he completed a PhD in RF Engineering at Cardiff University, he then started his career as a MMIC design engineer in the aerospace industry, progressing through various roles until arriving at Filtronic in 2021.Filtronic is a leader in the field of RF microwave and mmWave electronics systems, designing and supplying highly specialised semiconductor devices and hybrid electronics assemblies for applications like satellite communications and radar. The company has a range of standard products and works with customers on customised solutions.The episode focuses on the applications of Gallium Nitride or GaN devices in aerospace and automotive like radar systems and traction inverters.Filtronic corporate website: https://filtronic.com/Tudor Williams LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tudor-williams-545a0033/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

Episode 100 special edition! Ryan talks to himself, but is it all over?To find out more listen to this episode!Links:"In the company of Mavericks" podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RzaFZGssnkTransense Technologies plc: https://www.transense.com/Turntide Technologies (fka AVID Technology): https://turntide.com/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Rob Nash the Chief Technology Officer of Petalite.Rob is a Veteran of the high performance automotive world, having previously worked at Continental Engineering Services, which was formerly Zytek Automotive. He is a visionary pioneering engineer who has set records and industry firsts across automotive, F1, Formula E and automotive electrification sectors. Petalite is a startup business based in Birmingham, UK, that has developed an innovative new approach to electrical power converter design, an essential building block of battery chargers and DCDC converters that are used in electric vehicles, as well as grid connected power conversion equipment. Ryan and Rob discuss his career history and highlights and the Petalite technology and business direction.If you are involved in power electronics then this podcast is a must listen.Find out more about Petalite: https://www.petalite.io/Rob Nash on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-nash-80802526/How to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

Wow things have been busy for the eTech49 team these last few months, so this is the first podcast in a little while. Have no fear more are on the way though!For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Rob Wesley who is a Supplier Program Manager at Boeing and an expert in the field of autonomous aircraft, they talk about the latest developments in autonomous and electrified aircraft, manned and unmanned.This is a sector that is booming at present as people look to innovate with UAV's for different roles in the civilian and defence space.In addition to his day job Rob is also very active with his own newsletter and podcast channel, Robs newsletter, podcast and LinkedIn:Autonomous Platforms of the Future - https://autonomousplatformsofthefuture.beehiiv.com/subscribe Brothers in Aerospace and Defense - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brothers-in-aerospace-and-defense/id1734257401  Robert Wesley, MBA, PMP LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-wesley-mba-pmpHow to get in touch with Ryan:eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Brehm, the founder and CTO of FLEXeCHARGE.Robert explains what led him to start FLEXeCharge and the businesses journey into one of the leading charge point energy and power management providers for Charge Point Operators (CPO) and Charging Solution Providers (CSP). Helping CPO's and CSP's get more from less!Ryan and Robert discuss the FLEXeCHARGE technology and how the company has developed its technology and its route to market.If you are involved in the development and deployment of large scale charging solutions and microgrids then this podcast is for you!Robert Brehm Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brehm-0aba47a9/FLEXeCHARGE corporate website: https://www.flexecharge.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on X: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Lars Stegmann, CEO of supercapacitor technology developer Cap-XX.Lars explains what a supercapacitor is and where they might be used, in applications from off-highway machinery energy storage to aerospace.Ryan and Lars discuss the technology and also Cap-XX as a business, how the company has developed its technology and its route to market.If you have ever wondered what makes a supercapacitor super and where they are used then check this episode out!Lars Stegmann Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-stegmann-82909061/Cap-XX Corporate Website: https://www.cap-xx.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, from the axial flux motor technology business Magnax.Daan and Peter tell Ryan about their journey and how they came to launch Magnax and be workign together.They go onto discuss axial flux motor technology and what they have been developing in this area.If you are interested in motor development, or what all the fuss is around axial flux motors check this episode out!Daan Moreels Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daanmoreels/Peter Leijnen Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-leijnen-1970a0296/Magnax corporate website: https://www.magnax.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Noah Gedrimas from GPR, GPD have been pioneering a new technology for the localisation of autonomous vehicles and machinery using Ground Penetrating Radar.Noah and Ryan discuss his background and what attracted him to work in the autonomous vehicle sensor technology space and then go on to discuss the GPR technology.If you are involved in the development of autonomous vehicle systems this episode is a must!Noah Gedrimas Linkedin profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-gedrimas-14307960/GPR corporate website: https://gpr.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to John Springer, who is Segment Manager for E-Mobility at Dynapower, a Sensata Technologies company.John has been involved in battery systems and power electronics for more than 10 years, working initially in battery development for elecrtonics devices before moving into battery systems for grid energy storage, and then to Dynapower. Dynapower is a leading developer and manufacturer of grid scale power electronics solutions and power converters, the business has recently celebrated its 60th birthday. Dynapower has been working on more efficient DC based power systems for large sale fast charging developments and micro-grids.John and Ryan discuss his background and experience and the latest developments in high power DC charging and power conversion.John Springer LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-j-springer/Dynapower corporate website: https://dynapower.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Rossi, who is Senior Vice President of Autonomous Systems at TuSimple.Robert has a wealth of experience in the development of autonomous vehicle technology, mapping technology and image processing.TuSimple is an autonomous driving technology business focused on the trucking and logistics market. Where they are aiming to bring commercial autonomous technology to the market that can be utilised by vehicle manufacturers to launch autonomous technology.Robert and Ryan discuss his background and experience and the latest developments in the autonomous driving technology market.Robert Rossi LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertaugustrossi/TuSimple corporate website: https://www.tusimple.com/eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tim Hade who is the Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer at Scale Microgrids.Scale Microgrids are a developer of Microgrids, they design and install large scale solar, battery storage and power management systems to create local renewable energy based systems for corporate clients.Following a career in the US Air Force, and launching and then exiting a cleantech business, Tim came to start Scale Microgrids through a combination of his desire to help people acheive energy security and reduce their impact on the environment and it has been going from strength to strength working with companies to design and build microgrids that help them reduce their dependency on the main power grid, generate their own power and save CO2. The potential for a more distributed energy system to help reduce our dependency on fossil fuels and improve energy security really is a passion of Tim's and this came across in our discussion. He is also thinking about future concepts like being able to deploy distributed resources as virtual power plants and what happens to the centralised infrastructure when more microgrid systems are deployed which could remove a significant contribution to the operating costs of the traditional energy generation and distribution business.Tim Hade LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothyhade/Scale Microgrids corporate website: https://www.scalemicrogrids.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryaneTech49 website: https://etech49.com/eTech Podcast archieve: https://etech49.com/about-us/podcasts/

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Mrinal Sood who is the Director of Technical Marketing at AEye.AEye are a leading supplier unique software-defined lidar solutions. That allow the implementation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous applications in automotive, trucking, aerospace, defence, rail and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Mrinal has been with the business since 2021, but has a long background in ADAS and Automotive technology. Mrinal and Ryan discuss what makes up a software defined lidar solution, how the technology works and what benefits that the software defined sensor architecture brings to the market. If you are interested in autonomous vehicle technology this podcast is a great listen.Mrinal Sood LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msood90/AEye corporate website: https://www.aeye.ai/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan

For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tomi Ristimaki, CEO of leading high power EV Charging system provider Kempower. Tomi has been leading the Kempower business since 2019, he has a long background in the electric vehicle industry having worked at Visedo since 2011 (acquired by Danfoss in 2017), and before that in inverters, and electrical switchgear he is a true industry expert. Tomi and Ryan discuss the growth in the EV industry and in particular EV charging technology and what state of the art charging systems look like that are now being deployed. Tomi Ristimaki LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomi-ristim%C3%A4ki-7719883/Kempower corporate website: https://kempower.com/Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/Ryan Maughan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acexryan