AI thermal management: Up to 20% more winter range in electric cars

Thermal Management AI Takes Over Thermal Management in Electric Cars

2026-07-17 From Henrik Bork | Translated by AI 5 min Reading Time

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For a long time, thermal regulation played a minor role in marketing. Now, Chinese manufacturers are relying on AI-based thermal management—achieving noticeably more range in winter.

The thermal management of battery modules and entire vehicles is being improved in China with AI software.(Image: Valeo) — The thermal management of battery modules and entire vehicles is being improved in China with AI software.
(Image: Valeo)

Thermal management is becoming an important competitive factor in China. For more than a year, buzzwords like "AI-defined driving" or "computing power of more than 1,000 TOPS" dominated the marketing of electric cars. Thermal regulation, which primarily determines range in winter, played a minor role. That is now changing.

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