4e Consulting

There are a number of hybrid powertrain architectures.

Between the 2 extremes: traditional internal combustion engine and fully electric, there are so many variants that it is easy to get lost: which one is the most appropriate in that specific case, with those targets, considering certain end user expectation, potential benefits and affordable costs.

These are the questions that 4e-consulting can reply to.

With a mix of tools like proprietary software, long experience in hybrid-architecture application and an extensive background of cases, we can recommend the most appropriate hybrid arrangement, predicting the technical performance, the cost impact and end-user benefit of the solution.

4e-Consulting has developed a specific proprietary software to simulate all possible hybrid configurations applied to any kind of powertrain architectures as utilized in non-road mobile machinery: from pure traction to the most complex mix of hydraulic transmission, power take offs, hydraulic implement, electric implements etc.

We can build machine model that enables a clear understanding and prediction of machine performance in any hybrid configuration.

This is the starting point for the most critical decision to make at the very beginning: the selection of the most appropriate hybrid configuration.

Here is the highest value-added output: a running hybrid proto to prove the quality of the solutions and confirm the promised expectations.

We can build the very first proto of the machinery in the hybrid configuration. Out of this real life exercise, customers can:

• Get a practical prove of the potential of the hybrid architecture.
• Collect data and real life performances of the machine.
• Receive all information required to pass directly to the hybrid machine production: component costs, specifications, production processes.
• Utilize the demo vehicle  for marketing purposes.
• Measure the appeal of the solution for the end users.
• Evaluate the marketability of the product and its value-for-money.