Volvo Cars Accelerates EV Design with Ansys and NVIDIA GPUs

Mar 19, 2025
Volvo Cars has significantly reduced simulation times for its EX90 electric vehicle by leveraging Ansys software and NVIDIA GPUs, achieving a 2.5x speed increase.

Volvo Cars has achieved a significant reduction in simulation times for its EX90 electric vehicle by utilizing Ansys software and NVIDIA GPUs. In a press release, it was announced that the collaboration has resulted in a 2.5x acceleration of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.

The integration of Ansys Fluent software with eight NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs has enabled Volvo Cars to cut down the total simulation run time from 24 hours to just 6.5 hours. This advancement allows for multiple design iterations per day, facilitating more optimization studies crucial for enhancing the range and efficiency of battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

By reducing aerodynamic drag through high-fidelity CFD models, Volvo Cars can design more efficient vehicles that travel farther on a single charge. This breakthrough not only accelerates the design process but also helps Volvo Cars meet critical emissions and efficiency standards.

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