Light electric vehicles (LEV)

Reliable traction inverter solutions for light electric vehicles

No matter the type of motor being used for light electric vehicle, it must be reliable and highly efficient with an effective power-to-size-and-weight ratio. Infineon is your one-stop shop, offering multiple product families that serve all your electric motor drive needs. Find everything here, from our 60-200 V OptiMOS™ and StrongIRFET™ power MOSFET families, EiceDRIVER™ isolated and non-isolated gate drivers, XMC™ and TRAVEO™ T2G microcontrollers and XENSIV™ magnetic, current, and position sensors.

At Infineon, you’ll find semiconductor solutions for a wide range of LEV motor control units, always made with reliable German-engineered quality in line with your budget.

Explore our design support section to find our selection guides, reference designs, and other system support, that address common motor types found in light electric vehicles, such as brushless DC motors (BLDC, <48 V battery voltage), permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM, <200 V battery voltage), and AC-induction motors (ACIM, <200 V battery voltage).

Traction inverter (2- & 3-wheeler)

Infineon offerings for LEV Traction Inverter

Design Resources

Accurate, safe and secure BMS solutions for light electric vehicles

The light electric vehicle battery module, together with the battery management system, is a crucial technological sub-system for any electric 2-wheeler and 3-wheeler, since it drives the performance of the vehicle in terms of maximum torque and range. A highly efficient battery management system in a light electric vehicle will utilize the lowest drain-source on-resistance OptiMOS™ and StrongIRFET™ MOSFETs for maximum short circuit current capability and lowest continuous operation conduction losses, resulting in higher efficiency and range. In addition, with the latest AIROC™ CYW20829 Bluetooth® SoC along with the OPTIGA™ Authenticate S, wireless battery monitoring and diagnostics are seamless to implement.

BMS (2- & 3-wheeler)

Infineon offerrings for LEV BMS

Design Resources

Battery charging systems for light electric vehicle designs

Since the widespread acceptance of 2-wheeler and 3-wheeler electrification depends largely on convenience over combustion options, easy and accessible charging infrastructure is a crucial aspect to consider. There are several options for LEV battery charging, namely on-/off-board chargers, battery charging stations, and battery swapping stations, depending on power and use case requirements.

From 70 W all the way up to 3 kW charging, Infineon has the industrial grade parts and services you need in order to realize your next charging infrastructure project and contribute to the decarbonization of our planet.

Check out our options for AC-DC conversion such as our XMC™ and PSoC™ MCUs, OptiMOS™ and CoolMOS™ power MOSFETs, and EiceDRIVER™ gate drivers. Looking for more? How about our wireless charging solutions like our WLC1115 IC, OPTIGA™ Trust CHARGE and OPTIGA™ Authenticate S authentication solutions. Our secure connectivity portfolio of AIROC™ Bluetooth® Wi-Fi connectivity families, OPTIGA™ Connect eSIM, and OPTIGA™ NFC solutions enables seamless battery health and charge updates to be wirelessly communicated.

3kW AC-DC rectifiers in battery charging and swapping stations

1.5kW off-board battery charger for e-Moped/e-Scooter/e-Motorcycles

250W AC-DC off-board battery charger for e-Bike

Reliable and secured connectivity solutions for light EVs

Infineon’s connectivity and security solutions deliver secure, reliable and uninterrupted communication between the user and the vehicle without compromising from high performance and energy efficiency.

Reduce design complexity with the highly flexible analog and digital peripheral architecture of Infineon microcontroller families with application-specific interfaces. Our fully certified and qualified AIROC™ connectivity portfolio fulfills keyless access, vehicle/fleet tracking, on-board diagnostics and audio stream/ voice command needs while maintaining low power consumption. OPTIGA™ embedded security solutions secure vehicle and user information while providing identification, cloud communication and battery authenticity.

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Design user-friendly HMIs in light electric vehicles

When it comes to the driving experience, it is crucial to design a durable, reliable and easy-to-use human machine interfaces (HMI).

Infineon microcontroller portfolio enable effortless control between the vehicle and the user for speed and battery charge status monitoring while establishing smartphone interoperability. The CAPSENSE™ capacitive touch sensing solutions and Mechanical Button Replacement (MBR) portfolio enable easy-to-use interfaces. Our world-leading XENSIV™ sensor family offering high precision tire pressure, position and acoustic measurements and MEMS microphones enables smart and safe vehicle designs.

Learn more: Human machine interfaces (HMI)