IMECAR ELEKTRONIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Their core work

IMECAR is a Turkish electronics and power systems SME based in Antalya, specialising in battery management systems (BMS), power converters, and thermal management hardware for electrified transport. Their core competence lies in designing and integrating the electronics that sit between a battery pack and the drivetrain — controlling charge/discharge, heat, and power conversion. They have contributed this expertise to both road electric vehicles and, more recently, large battery installations on short-sea vessels and ferries. As a participant in two consecutive H2020 projects, they function as a specialist hardware and systems integration partner rather than a research-led organisation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first project (SELFIE, starting 2018), IMECAR focused on the fundamentals of battery operation for road EVs: keeping cells at the right temperature, maximising driving range, and reducing costs — the standard challenges of early EV adoption. By the time SEABAT began in 2021, the focus had shifted decisively toward the application layer: large hybrid battery systems for maritime vessels, with explicit attention to modular architecture, BMS integration, and power conversion for ferries and short-sea shipping. The trend is a move from component-level thermal engineering toward full system integration at larger scales and in more demanding marine environments.

IMECAR is moving from road EV components toward maritime electrification infrastructure, positioning itself as a battery systems integrator for the fast-growing zero-emission shipping sector.

How they like to work

IMECAR has participated in both of its H2020 projects as a consortium partner, never as coordinator — consistent with a specialist SME that contributes defined technical modules rather than leading overall project management. Their 24 unique partners across 9 countries across just two projects suggests they join mid-to-large consortia and bring specific hardware expertise that larger project leaders need. This profile makes them a reliable specialist contributor: predictable scope, focused deliverables, no indication of repeat partnerships that would suggest a closed network.

IMECAR has built a European network of 24 partners across 9 countries through just two projects — an unusually wide reach for a two-project SME, suggesting they join well-connected consortia with diverse membership. Their geographic footprint is European but anchored outside the EU core, as a Turkish company working across the continent.

What sets them apart

IMECAR occupies an uncommon niche as a Turkish electronics SME with verified EU project experience in both road and maritime battery electrification — a combination very few companies in their geography can claim. For consortium builders seeking a cost-competitive specialist with hands-on BMS and converter hardware experience, they offer a combination of technical depth and geographic diversity that adds value to any proposal targeting Turkish market access or cross-border transport corridors. Their transition into maritime applications also means they bring domain knowledge that is still scarce in the zero-emission shipping supply chain.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SEABAT
  With EUR 1.14M in EC funding and a 2021-2025 timeline, this is IMECAR's largest and most recent project, placing them at the intersection of two high-priority EU decarbonisation targets: maritime transport and large-format battery storage.
• SELFIE
  IMECAR's entry into H2020, this project established their EV battery thermal management credentials and laid the technical foundation for the more complex maritime work that followed.