Supporting Your Engineering Programme

Trusted engineering consultants

Proudly supporting original equipment manufacturers and tier 1 suppliers to develop bespoke solutions for the most challenging requirements.

Electrification

We enable our customers to de-risk EV development, while reducing time and cost. Learn more about our electrification solutions.

Propulsion technology

We develop class-leading multi-stack fuel cell systems, develop novel hybridised technologies and design systems for use with sustainable fuels.

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Strategic advisory

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Manufacturing

Bringing your niche volume and specialised products to market from concept to production. Learn more about our advanced assembly and manufacturing capabilities.

Supporting clients throughout the product development process, from initial concept and design through to prototype and manufacture.

Our core capabilities

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Lifecycle Assessment

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Feasibility studies

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Engineering design & development

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Manufacturing and production

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Fuel cell system design

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High power inverter

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Electric drive unit

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Battery technology

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Recent case studies

Immersion cooled battery technology for electric vehicles

The project represents a world-first mass production vehicle with a new immersion-cooled battery technology for electric vehicles.

Fuel cell electric zero emissions truck

Ricardo supported Toyota with the development and deployment of one of the most advanced hydrogen fuel cells in transportation, for use in its ‘Beta’ Project Portal 2.0 Class 8 heavy duty zero emissions fuel cell electric truck.

Next generation of electric aircraft

Ricardo was part of a seven-strong UK consortium of innovation partners from industry and academia developing a next generation, zero carbon, integrated electric propulsion module to enhance aircraft performance, while reducing operating costs. The three-year project was supported and co-funded by the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute and Innovate UK.

Life cycle assessment of electric and internal combustion vehicles

Ricardo Strategic Consulting conducted a life cycle assessment study for the Fuels Institute to study the life cycle emissions and total cost of ownership of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and electric vehicles. The study involved an extensive literature review of the research work in this field and a customized life cycle analysis (LCA) model development by Ricardo.

Sustainable electric motor supply chain

The UK-ALUMOTOR consortium is building the UK’s electric motor supply chain by leveraging our manufacturing expertise to deliver the next generation of sustainable electric motors.

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High voltage power electronics for buses of the future

Ricardo designed high voltage DC-DC converter to power auxiliary electric buses of the future

Hydrogen development for LCV

Supporting the development of Toyota’s first hydrogen light commercial vehicle for prototype in the UK.

Hydrogen fuel cell for commercial trucks

Ricardo supported a California Fuel Cell Partnership in the assessment of H₂ trucks and fuelling stations.