- About:Energy partners with McMurtry Automotive to enhance battery technology of the Spéirling PURE
- Partnership provides McMurtry Automotive access to cutting-edge technology to improve battery lifetime and performance
- About:Energy will conduct its world-leading battery testing and modelling of the ultra-high-power Molicel P50B lithium-ion battery cell to characterise the cell’s performance for McMurtry to further enhance their battery pack
- The announcement highlights About:Energy’s expanded offering of battery development software for high performance applications in motorsports and hypercars
London, UK, 30th April 2024 – About:Energy, a world-leading innovator in battery development software is today announcing its partnership with McMurtry Automotive, a pioneer in electric vehicle innovation, to further enhance the battery technology for their record-breaking McMurtry Spéirling and Spéirling PURE customer cars.
This strategic collaboration between About:Energy and McMurtry brings together unparalleled expertise in electric vehicle innovation, battery testing and modelling to improve the battery lifetime and performance of their vehicles by harnessing the latest high-performance Molicel P50B battery.
The Molicel P50B, with its 5.0Ah 21700 form factor lithium-ion cell, presents the best power-to-energy ratio and highest ever energy density of 260Wh/kg (714Wh/l), surpassing previous benchmarks.
About:Energy will accurately model the battery cell behaviour and characterise the P50B cell’s performance, which will enable McMurtry engineers to integrate About:Energy’s crucial data into the design and simulations of their battery packs to maximise efficient fast charging and increased cycle life performance.
Gavin White, CEO and Co-Founder of About:Energy said: “We’re working in parallel with McMurtry on the quickest and most in-depth battery knowledge transfer to date to accelerating the development process of McMurtry’s vehicles.
Our aim is to eliminate the need for costly and time-consuming in-house battery testing by arming companies and their engineering teams with direct access to world-leading advanced battery intelligence, so they can build better batteries, and accelerate timelines by reducing reliance on physical testing.”
McMurtry is renowned for pushing the limits of electric vehicle performance. Its Spéirling hyper car became one of the world’s fastest pure electric cars at the Goodwood Festival of Speed Hillclimb in 2022, setting a record time of 39.08 seconds, and since demonstrated a world beating 0-60mph time of just 1.40 seconds.
Kevin Ukoko-Rongione, Chief Engineer, at McMurtry Automotive said: “Working with About:Energy feels like an extension to our in house team. Their engineers are proactive in supporting us to make the most of the battery data and insights obtained from their world class testing facilities. The benefit to us is a quicker time to market, and the benefit to our customers will be a battery pack which has both optimised performance and enhanced lifespan.”
Both companies are working closely together to empower McMurtry’s engineering team with enhanced data and virtual tools. This includes several workshops to support and familiarise engineers with the complex testing process and data outputs needed to optimise battery designs to push the limits of electric vehicle performance.
The announcement highlights About:Energy’s expanded offering and the importance of battery development software for high performance applications such as motorsports and hypercars.
About About:Energy:
About:Energy is the leading battery data and software company helping to advance the transition to electrification. Founded as a spinout from Imperial College London and the University of Birmingham, About:Energy is accelerating electrification through battery virtual prototyping to provide the digital tools and advanced data for the battery industry to build better batteries, cells, and systems.
Its software, the Voltt, features advanced battery data and models to streamline battery R&D processes, reducing time-to-market and enhancing battery system performance for the automotive industry including partnering with Porsche, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors.
To date, the company has raised £1.7 million in funding from investors such as HighSage Ventures, Vireo Ventures, and Plug and Play Tech Centre, and has secured £1 million in government grants to accelerate product development.
About McMurtry Automotive:
McMurtry Automotive design, engineer and build hypercars that push the limits of downforce and EV technology to deliver unrivalled driving performance.
Focused on the driving experience, our cars are redefining what is possible, challenging conventions, breaking records and yet are easy to drive at pace.
By its very nature, what we do is re-shaping how hypercars look, sound and feel.
To find out more about McMurtry Automotive, or the Spéirling fan car, visit www.mcmurtry.com.