Oct 15, 2026 · 24 min · 12 segments
When we talk about the All Electric Society, the conversation usually starts and ends with passenger cars. In this episode, Christian Nitsch, Senior Segment Manager Automotive and Transportation at…
And whenever electrification comes up, it seems like batteries dominate the headlines.
But which other technologies would you say are just as important for making electrification actually succeed?
So right now, we're talking about silicium batteries, silicium-ion batteries, which the power density is state-of-the-art, so really in a compact size.
And the next stage will be solid-state batteries, which is even more efficient and, of course, more secure for shortage and so on.
Of course, we can do it more efficient with the transformation of silicium carbide MOSFETs into cascade again technology, which is a smaller size, can be driven by higher frequencies.
It is communication, the compute power, it's like the sensor fusion and the network's data transfer are also very important.
Now, charging infrastructure also remains a real challenge, especially for heavy-duty and off-highway applications.
I mean, a truck isn't a car, an excavator isn't necessarily parked in a garage overnight.
How do you see charging concepts evolving over the next decade?
So if we talk about mines and ports and logistic depots, motor service areas, you need a grid connection.
So we're talking about megawatt charging systems, and they are needed for that.
If we talk about mining haulage, then shuttle routes, A battery swapping would be more appropriate because it has to go fast, but you need a lot of energy for those machines.
Then you might need a battery energy storage systems or with a solar hybrid microgrid as a default.
And whenever electrification comes up, it seems like batteries dominate the headlines.
But which other technologies would you say are just as important for making electrification actually succeed?
So right now, we're talking about silicium batteries, silicium-ion batteries, which the power density is state-of-the-art, so really in a compact size.
And the next stage will be solid-state batteries, which is even more efficient and, of course, more secure for shortage and so on.
Of course, we can do it more efficient with the transformation of silicium carbide MOSFETs into cascade again technology, which is a smaller size, can be driven by higher frequencies.
It is communication, the compute power, it's like the sensor fusion and the network's data transfer are also very important.
Now, charging infrastructure also remains a real challenge, especially for heavy-duty and off-highway applications.
I mean, a truck isn't a car, an excavator isn't necessarily parked in a garage overnight.
How do you see charging concepts evolving over the next decade?
So if we talk about mines and ports and logistic depots, motor service areas, you need a grid connection.
So we're talking about megawatt charging systems, and they are needed for that.
If we talk about mining haulage, then shuttle routes, A battery swapping would be more appropriate because it has to go fast, but you need a lot of energy for those machines.
Then you might need a battery energy storage systems or with a solar hybrid microgrid as a default.
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