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Modular Hardware/Software Development Ecosystem Aimed at Electric Two-Wheelers

April 10, 2025

Why reinvent the wheel? Microchip’s modular development ecosystem makes designing custom electric two-wheel transportation solutions easier, faster, and much more fun.

Lee Goldberg

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The Electric Two-Wheeler (E2W) hardware/software ecosystem crafted by Microchip Technology made its premier at APEC 2025 in Atlanta. The comprehensive suite of pre-validated reference designs, based on automotive-grade scalable solutions, addresses several fundamental challenges involved with e-scooter and e-bike development, including power efficiency, system integration, safety, and time-to-market. offering automotive-grade, scalable solutions, Overall, it helps manufacturers streamline development and build reliable, feature-rich electric two-wheelers.

Microchip's Electric Two-Wheeler (E2W) hardware/software platform.

The E2W platform includes fully developed hardware/software reference designs that support all major vehicle functions, such as:

Advanced battery-management system (BMS) with intelligent power conversion and sensing
Traction motor-control reference designs ranging from 350 W to 10 kW
A 7.4-kW single-phase AC EV charger reference design
A USB-PD dual charging port
Convenience/safety features such as vehicle control unit (VCU), remote keyless entry (RKE), and acoustic vehicle alerting system (AVAS)
An intelligent (and very cute) 720 × 720 round LCD touch display and instrument cluster

The suite’s modular architecture makes it easily customizable, making it possible for developers to quickly create, validate, and add their own features to the design, as well as customize from a suite of existing options to address specific markets. To learn more, visit Microchip’s Electric Two-Wheeler web page.

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About the Author

Lee Goldberg | Contributing Editor

Lee Goldberg is a self-identified “Recovering Engineer,” Maker/Hacker, Green-Tech Maven, Aviator, Gadfly, and Geek Dad. He spent the first 18 years of his career helping design microprocessors, embedded systems, renewable energy applications, and the occasional interplanetary spacecraft. After trading his ‘scope and soldering iron for a keyboard and a second career as a tech journalist, he’s spent the next two decades at several print and online engineering publications.

Lee’s current focus is power electronics, especially the technologies involved with energy efficiency, energy management, and renewable energy. This dovetails with his coverage of sustainable technologies and various environmental and social issues within the engineering community that he began in 1996. Lee also covers 3D printers, open-source hardware, and other Maker/Hacker technologies.

Lee holds a BSEE in Electrical Engineering from Thomas Edison College, and participated in a colloquium on technology, society, and the environment at Goddard College’s Institute for Social Ecology. His book, “Green Electronics/Green Bottom Line - A Commonsense Guide To Environmentally Responsible Engineering and Management,” was published by Newnes Press.

Lee, his wife Catherine, and his daughter Anwyn currently reside in the outskirts of Princeton N.J., where they masquerade as a typical suburban family.

Lee also writes the regular PowerBites series.