» E lectrified powertrains bring all kinds of new dimensions to automotive « Denise Gray is AVL’s new Vice President of Powertrain Electrification. She spoke to Focus about her thirty-plus years of experience in automotive and told us why the future for the electrified industry is enormously exciting in a number of different ways. understand automobiles (2) understand powertrains (3) understand the requirements that the industry as a whole is tackling – things such as legislated reduction of CO2, increase in fuel economy, and the need for low cost, affordable solutions. AVL has the longevity of being recognized within the industry and the commitment to continue to contribute to the technological development 2 1 F o c u s ‹F›: Welcome to Graz and to AVL, first of all. What did you do before you came to AVL? ‹Denise Gray›: Thank you. Before I arrived in Graz I was living in Silicon Valley in California. I was Vice President of Business Development and Strategy for a start-up company that was focusing on Energy Storage and manufacturing mainly for the Chinese market. Before that, I was at General Motors for close to 30 years, working primarily in Powertrain and Electrical Systems. My last assignment at GM was Engineering Director of Battery Systems. It resulted in the production of the Chevy Volt and GM’s internal design and manufactured battery system. ‹F›: Where do you think AVL stands in terms of electrification? ‹Denise Gray›: I think that AVL is in an excellent position to be a partner to all OEMs when it comes to research, design and development as well as testing systems and instrumentation. ‹F›: How does AVL help its customers to develop their own electric projects? ‹Denise Gray›: AVL has an excellent group of technologists who (1) » I’m confident that AVL will have a significant role to play in evolving the role of electric powertrains and bringing down costs still further. « Fotos: Helmut Lunghammer
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