The NEXTEV TCR team is looking back on fantastic results of the opening season of Formula E, with the new season just a few weeks away. After gaining valuable points by winning the races in Long Beach (USA) and Moscow (Russia), Nelson Piquet Jr. concluded his success by receiving the drivers’ championship on the final weekend of the season in London.
The first championship for formula cars with electric engines is setting new standards in motor sport and making a big impact in bringing the issue of sustainability to a wide audience. As a world-leading provider of adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, Henkel is supporting the NEXTEV TCR team and its drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Charles Pic. Henkel provides the perfect range of products for fast maintenance and repair at the race track and has provided products from the LOCTITE® and TEROSON® ranges.
Many automotive manufacturers are working intensively on vehicles whose engines are based on alternative energy, as they offer potential for sustainable, climate-friendly and environmentally-compatible mobility – with no CO2 emissions and reduced dependence on crude oil-based fuels. Henkel is playing an active role in this development by offering innovative, tailored solutions for the wide range of challenges that electro-mobility presents for vehicle manufacturers and suppliers.
“Electromobility is a central mega trend and driver of innovation in the automotive industry,” stresses Kourosh Bahrami, Global Head of Marketing and Sales in the Transport & Metal business unit at Henkel.
“We work together closely with our customers throughout the entire value chain, so that we anticipate their needs and offer them integrated solutions with our product and technology portfolio. As an event, Formula E embodies exactly what makes us the partner of choice for our customers: global presence and forward-looking technologies.”
Henkel has supported the trend for vehicles for with alternative engines from the very beginning and developed tailored solutions. The range for the installation of components includes specially adapted adhesives and housing seals with wet or dry installed products for various processes.
Typical components for which Henkel products are used include plugs, sensors, controls, accumulators and electric engines. Reducing the size of electric and electronic components in the vehicle helps to save on volume and weight.
However, the increased power density leads to higher temperatures that need to be discharged. To do this, Henkel offers a series of specialised casting compounds that provide both higher thermal conductivity and electrically insulating properties.
When it comes to the battery, Henkel offers pre-coatings that increase the conductivity and lifespan of the cell. These products can also be used to shield plastic housings against electromagnetic influences. Use in fuel cells presents particular demands for adhesives and sealants, such as low permeability to hydrogen and oxygen molecules.
The second season of the Formula E Championship kicks off in Beijing on October 24.
