Auburn Hills (USA), Regensburg (Germany). April 19, 2021. Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of modern drive technologies and electrification solutions, has been selected as a finalist for the 2021 Automotive News PACE Awards for a specific innovation furthering the automotive industry’s evolution toward e-mobility and electrification.

Vitesco Technologies was recognized for its innovative coolant flow-control valve which has been specifically designed to support the growing global interest in powertrain electrification. With these modular, switchable multi-way valves, the changing heating and cooling requirements in an electric car can be controlled flexibly and in an energy-saving manner. This increases the range, especially in winter, speeds up charging, and the service life of the high-voltage electronics and the battery is extended.

The Vitesco Technologies‘ modular coolant valve aids auto makers by allowing for various configurations with minimal component changes and a high-degree of confidence when making design changes requiring minimal to no additional validation. Our design is most significantly recognized for its system cost reductions, reducing two valve types into one and for also reducing packaging space. Specifically, adaptability lends itself to a reduction in the number of hoses, connection points, brackets, harness and connectors, one less driver on an electronic control unit, less part numbers to maintain, and a reduction of physical packaging space. Manufacturing efficiency also lends itself to additional cost and time savings.

With a market growth of around 30% per year until 2025, the technology is one of the company's long-term core areas. The high level of customer interest extends to both traditional global automakers and electric vehicle startups.