SPORTS car maker Caterham is to adopt immersion cooled battery packs developed by XING Mobility in its EV sports coupe prototype, Project V.

Caterham, owned by Japanese automotive group VT Holdings, unveiled the Project V concept car with a world premiere at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK in July 2023, and later at the Tokyo Auto Salon in Japan in January 2024.

Caterham is currently developing a prototype vehicle with collaboration partners TOKYO R&D and Yamaha Motor with the aim of completing it in 2025.

Following the announcement in October this year of the use of an e-Axle, developed by Yamaha Motor, the project has made further progress through the decision to use an immersion cooled battery pack - another primary EV component.

XING Mobility's IMMERSIO Cell-to-Pack immersion-cooled battery pack is said to have exceptional heat dissipation, safety, and high energy density.

Immersion-cooling technology, in which the cells are immersed in a dielectric liquid, ensures a greater level of safety due to rapid and uniform heat dissipation.

Founded in 2015, XING Mobility is a leader in immersion-cooling battery technology, with a production facility in Taiwan.

The next public appearance of Project V will take place in January 2025, when it returns to the Tokyo Auto Salon.