The company invests some 400 million euros in electromobility R&D each year.
“Electromobility is currently still a niche business, but after 2020 it could very well become a mass market,” said Dr. Volkmar Denner, Chairman of the Board of the German industrial giant Robert Bosch GmbH. Speaking at a panel discussion on “Research and Development Perspectives in Electromobility” in Berlin, Denner said, “I expect that by 2020, electric cars will have a range of at least 300 kilometers.”
Bosch supplies components for the upcoming Fiat 500e, as well as for plug-in hybrid drives made by Porsche and other automakers. The company invests some 400 million euros in electromobility R&D each year. It’s also involved in the Hubject project, which is aimed at establishing a comprehensive European EV charging infrastructure.
Denner emphasized the importance of education. “In order to achieve the kind of solutions that electromobility requires, we need well-educated employees,” he said. Bosch is active in partnerships between the Robert Bosch Center for Power Electronics and the universities of Reutlingen and Stuttgart.
Source: Robert Bosch GmbH