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(43) Date of publication: 29.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/35 (21) Application number: 10768486.2 (22) Date of filing: 20.10.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01M 2/20(2006.01) H01H 39/00(2006.01) B60K 6/10(2006.01) H01M 2/34(2006.01) H01M 6/50(2006.01) B60K 6/20(2007.10) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2010/065791 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/048141 (28.04.2011 Gazette 2011/17)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 20.10.2009 GB 0918386 20.10.2009 GB 0918385 (71) Applicant: Ricardo Uk Limited West Sussex BN43 5FG (GB)

(72) Inventors: ATKINS, Andrew Farquhar Steyning West Sussex BN44 3PG (GB) WHEALS, Jonathan Charles Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2SW (GB) SHEPHERD, Simon Timothy David Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 1FN (GB) DALBY, Joshua Jonathan Hove East Sussex BN3 3RQ (GB) COOPER, Brian Gorman Hove East Sussex BN3 4LN (GB) STOKES, John Steyning West Sussex BN44 3UA (GB) (74) Representative: Bollinghaus, Emer  Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)