Q&A

As president of the Powertrain Solutions Division at Robert Bosch, veteran engineer Uwe Gackstatter wrestles the challenge of cultivating new electrified technologies while continuing to evolve those that make IC engines cleaner. At the 2021 IAA Munich show, he greeted SAE Media with the news that electrification is moving quickly as a core business of Bosch, with more than one billion euros in turnover thanks to electrified drives, e-axles and power electronics. “We expect to reach 5 billion [euros] in a few years,” he beamed. “We are well prepared for all the battery-electric vehicles that will be built in the future. Our entire interview can be found at www.SAE.org, while highlights appear here.