E-Mobility & Hydrogen ICE

Minimizing friction losses in electric drive trains and extending the driving range of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is where Ionbond’s Tribobond^™ 40 coating excels. Coating solutions for differentials, e-compressors, water pumps, sealing, steering and braking units also increases the robustness and lowers the energy consumption of non-drive train systems. Hydrogen powered internal combustion engines (H₂ICE) are an alternative technology for zero emission vehicles. Newly developed Ionbond coatings are able to keep low friction properties also under dry and high pressure hydrogen athmosperes and can have as well hydrogen barrier properties to eliminate the risk for hydrogen embrittlement of the coated component. In fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) or electrolyzers for the production of “green” hydrogen, DLC coatings are applied on bipolar plates to enhance the electrical conductivity and to increase the life time of the fuel cell stack.