Automotive Industry Trends

Automotive

Growth of electric vehicles is being driven by the transition to non-polluting transportation. Other trends include the rollout of 5G for connectivity, and ridesharing. Fully autonomous vehicles, however, are likely years away from widescale adoption.

Growth of electric vehicles is being driven by the transition to non-polluting transportation. Advances in battery technology will increase the distance that cars can travel on a full charge. Two such technologies still under development are solid-state and lithium-silicon batteries. Other trends include the rollout of 5G for connectivity, and ridesharing. Fully autonomous vehicles, however, are likely years away from widescale adoption as they still face multiple barriers.

Vehicle electrification and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) rely on electronics systems to function, yet they radiate emissions that can cause systems to fail. Chomerics EMI shielding products attenuate crosstalk, keeping systems functioning properly and motorists safe.

Learn More

Featured Products

Thermal Interface Material

Our thermal interface materials, including THERM-A-GAP® GELS and THERM-A-GAP® thermal gap filler pads dissipate heat from electric vehicle batteries and electronic components. Our materials deliver lower thermal impedance, higher thermal conductivity and greater compliance and conformability.

Learn More

Fluid Port Seals

Newer automatic transmissions have high-pressure fluid port sealing requirements. Our technology is designed to seal in pressurized fluid applications with a variable seal gap between mating components. Over-molding to a rigid insert prevents pressure blowout in automatic transmissions.

Learn More

Premier Conductive Plastics

Electric vehicle batteries add weight that automotive engineers must find ways to help offset. Replacing metal housings with PREMIER electrically conductive plastic can eliminate 35% of housing weights, while also reducing manufacturing costs up to 65% by eliminating assembly and machining.

Learn More

White vehile plugged into charging station

Changing Environmental Impact of Electric Car Batteries

Growth of electric vehicles depends on the market’s ability to build batteries that cost less, weigh less, charge faster and run longer. Alternative designs are meeting these challenges.

Learn More

For electric vehicles to continue to gain market share, OEMs must find ways to innovate while reducing costs. Parker offers its EV partners industry-leading sealing, shielding and thermal management technology, including heat dissipation, protection against EMI, and reduced closure force designs.