YUNEV – Efficiently Maximizing Client Outcomes

We know e-Mobility
Business management, advisory and consulting services for clients in the advanced mobility market

Proven experience

Over 30 years of experience, $100's of millions of profitable revenue generated, and more than $50M Li battery systems sourced.

Developing Strategic Initiatives

We provide clients with a robust and efficient path for developing and moving strategic programs forward.

Down to earth

We bring a high level of cross-cultural intelligence and active listening to our work – to make sure everyone involved in the program is as engaged and productive as possible.

Our team

Seasoned industry veterans ready to achieve your critical objectives.

Whether you need a “fresh eyes audit” on your annual strategic plan, or a deeper dive into a new growth initiative, our decades of experience creating, developing, reviewing, approving, and executing global strategic plans in the advanced transportation industry will help increase the probability your new strategic plans are feasible and aligned with external market realities impacting your customers, suppliers, competitors and other key stakeholders (incl. policy makers).

New Product Development

Whether you need to develop a new-to-market, new-to-company or new-to-customer product, we can help you get through the key stage-gates efficiently and effectively. Our customer-centric approach is based on more than a quarter-century of successful track record applying the principles of IDEO’s Design Thinking innovation with the discipline of the automotive industry’s staged gate APQP/PPAP product release process. We bring a deep appreciation for combining the creativity and innovation of…

Program Management

Despite the availability of cloud-based collaboration tools and project management tools for managing complex programs, delivering results on-time, on-budget and on-target remains an elusive goal for many organizations. With over 30 years of complex program management combined with PMI PMP-certification, we have the experience, expertise and track-record to help you bring your most critical programs to completion successfully.

Business Development and Market Launch

Introducing new technology to the automotive and commercial vehicle industry has its own unique challenges and obstacles to overcome. Whether it’s convincing an early-adopter to pay an up-front premium for a technology without a proven ROI, or convincing a fleet operator that the reliability and safety risks of a new technology are worth the perceived benefits, we have the expertise to navigate these nuanced business and marketing discussions with precision…

Strategic Sourcing

Whether you need to find the right Li-Ion Battery supplier/partner, or conduct a global traction motor or power-electronics sourcing study, we can provide turnkey management from landscape scanning and analysis to early introductions, strategic alignment analysis, RFI/RFP/RFQ, downselect, qualification, negotiation, joint product development, production validation (APQP/PPAP), prototype procurement, system integration and testing, initial production scheduling, long-term production forecasting, supplier development, value engineering, YOY cost-out negotiations and more.

Operational Excellence

Let’s face it, OpEx is always challenging, but especially in the world of start-ups and new ventures. Whether you need to create a quality culture from ground zero, or execute a strategic OpEx initiative, our extensive experience applying (and assessing) the Malcolm Baldrige Excellence Framework will help ensure you deliver. Our extensive hands-on experience developing and releasing advanced powertrain systems per AIAG’s APQP/PPAP process, and operating day-to-day businesses will help…

Product Planning

Architecting a product and technology roadmap that mesh together is truly an art and a science. We have extensive experience creating product platforms that leverage internal efficiencies while meeting a wide range of end-use applications competitively and cost-effectively. We can help your team evaluate the tradeoffs and make important decisions on what’s in scope and out of scope in terms of platform content and complexity.