Empa - Move - Electric mobility

Electric Mobility

70 percent of typical daily trips with passenger cars are shorter than 50 kilometers. Such distances should be driven electrically in the future. This is the most energy-efficient solution, which also reduces pollution in urban zones.

Empa is researching and benchmarking the performance and efficiency of various drive systems in the move mobility demonstrator. The focus is on electric drives, fuel cell drives and hybrid drives powered by synthetic fuels.

Several Empa scientists are working in Europe-wide research programs on the future of battery storage and the charging infrastructure of the future.

Facts & Figures move

Charging station: 22 kW

Stationary energy storage: Molten salt batteries and inverters

Capacity: 68 kWh

Power output: 66 kW

To the research projects

Research Programs and Projects

New, efficient next-generation electric vehicle batteries

Materials for energy conversion

Battery research project SeNSE

Research initiative BATTERY 2030+

Safety and longevity of battery technology

Electronics and reliability center

How dangerous are burning electric cars?

Development of the world's largest electric truck

Recycling of electric vehicle batteries

Technology and society lab

Recycling of lithium-ion batteries

Recycling system for car importers

Connecting urban energy systems with electric mobility

Empa's Urban Energy Systems Lab