The March Toward Commercial Fleet Electrification

Our Connected World | TE Connectivity

Commercial transportation is seeing a wave of electrification as more and more of these vehicles shift from combustion to electric. This transition has been happening gradually in the industry, and in addition to the environmental factor, gas prices have also played a major role in its expansion. As this growth continues to rise, so many components are contributing to this shift.

What types of changes are leading the shift toward electrification and what can consumers expect to see?

On Our Connected World, host Michelle Dawn Mooney interviewed Gregory Fehribach, VP of Engineering, Transportation Solutions at TE Connectivity, about the rising shift to electrification and how technology is helping shape and lead change.

On this episode Michelle and Greg further discussed …

1. Developing passenger car and commercial space

2. The types of performance and design considerations engineers look to when it comes to determining the electrification of a vehicle

3. The engineering advances and technology contributing to the electrification becoming a popular option

“The technology in the space is really developing at an incredibly rapid pace and it's able to grow from what is already been learned in the electrification of the passenger space as well. So, everything we've done for fuel efficiency on heavy-duty trucks also plays into this. The real enablers for technology is focused on efficiency and thermal management. From charging the batteries, to delivering that power to the wheel — efficiency really is key to all of this,” said Fehribach.

Gregory Fehribach is the Vice President of Engineering at TE Connectivity. He has been with the company for five years and has been in his executive role for almost two years now. Prior to that he was the company’s Senior Director Adjacency Products. Fehribach is also an alumnus of the University of Louisville and Indiana University.