Electric Vehicle Virtual Prototyping Market Report 2025

This Electric Vehicle Virtual Prototyping market report delivers an in-depth analysis of the market’s key characteristics, including size, growth potential, and segmentation. It provides a detailed breakdown of the market across major regions and leading countries, highlighting historical data and future growth projections. The report also examines the competitive landscape, market share insights, emerging trends, and strategic developments shaping the market.

The electric vehicle virtual prototyping market size has grown exponentially in recent years. It will grow from $0.99 billion in 2024 to $1.25 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to the rise of computational power for simulations, increasing complexity of EV systems, demand for faster prototyping to shorten development cycles, reduction in physical prototyping costs, and growth in automotive R&D investments.

The electric vehicle virtual prototyping market size is expected to see exponential growth in the next few years. It will grow to $3.05 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to the expansion of electric vehicle adoption globally, growing emphasis on sustainability and reducing time-to-market, increasing availability of advanced simulation tools, rising complexity of EV technology, including autonomous features, and demand for improved vehicle performance and safety. Major trends in the forecast period include integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in simulation and design processes, real-time data analytics for design optimization, cloud-based virtual prototyping solutions, collaborative virtual environments for global teams, and advancements in digital twins technology.

The growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is anticipated to drive the expansion of the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market. EVs are powered by electric motors rather than internal combustion engines and utilize electricity stored in batteries or sourced from external charging stations. This surge in demand is fueled by advancements in battery technology that extend range and reduce charging times, along with government incentives and emissions regulations that promote cleaner transportation. Electric vehicle virtual prototyping accelerates development by enabling manufacturers to test and refine vehicle designs digitally, which leads to faster innovations, enhanced performance, and reduced production costs, ultimately increasing consumer interest and adoption of EVs. For example, in July 2024, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders reported that electric car sales in the UK reached 314,684 units, an 18% increase from the 267,203 units sold in 2022. Consequently, the rising demand for EVs is propelling the growth of the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market.

Major companies in the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market are increasingly adopting strategic partnerships to enhance technology integration and broaden their market reach. A strategic partnership involves a collaborative relationship between organizations, pooling their resources, expertise, and efforts to achieve mutual objectives. For example, in December 2023, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, a Sweden-based industrial technology firm, teamed up with JSOL Corporation, a Tokyo-based IT services provider, to advance virtual prototyping for electrified powertrains using multi-physics simulation. This partnership strengthens their existing technical alliance, offering global customers precise and efficient virtual prototyping of complex electro-mechanical systems. By integrating Hexagon’s simulation software with JSOL’s JMAG electromagnetic field analysis software, the collaboration aims to deliver faster, more comprehensive, and cost-effective system design in the virtual environment, thereby reducing the need for physical prototypes.

In September 2023, Keysight Technologies Inc., a US-based provider of electronic design and test solutions, acquired ESI Group SA for an undisclosed amount. This strategic acquisition is intended to enhance Keysight's offerings in the engineering and manufacturing sectors, potentially including advanced applications such as virtual prototyping. ESI Group SA, based in France, specializes in virtual prototyping and simulation software for the electric vehicle industry.

Major companies operating in the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market are Siemens AG, Dassault Systèmes SE, Synopsys Inc., Autodesk Inc., Cadence Design Systems Inc., Arm Ltd., ANSYS Inc., Rivian Automotive Inc., Bentley Systems Incorporated, Lucid USA Inc., Altair Engineering Inc., Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, dSPACE GmbH, TWI Ltd., ESI Group SA, Fisker Inc., Fictiv Inc., Maplesoft, Numeca International N.V., 3E Rapid Prototyping Ltd., Monarch Innovation Private Limited, Claytex Services Ltd., EOMYS Engineering SAS.

North America was the largest region in the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market in 2024. The regions covered in the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the electric vehicle virtual prototyping market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Electric vehicle (EV) virtual prototyping involves using advanced digital tools and simulations to design, test, and refine EV components and systems prior to physical production. This approach utilizes computer-aided design (CAD) and virtual simulations to enhance vehicle performance, safety, and efficiency, thereby minimizing the need for physical prototypes and accelerating development.

Key aspects of EV virtual prototyping include design, simulation, validation, and additional processes. The design phase entails creating detailed digital models of EV components and systems with specialized software, focusing on conceptualizing and developing each part's structure, aesthetics, and functionality to meet performance and safety standards before physical production. Deployment types encompass cloud and on-premises solutions for various applications, such as electronic control units (ECUs), electronic systems, sensors, battery systems, charging systems, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous systems, motors, motor controllers, and more.

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The electric vehicle virtual prototyping market consists of revenues earned by entities providing services such as computer-aided design (CAD) services, virtual design and engineering, and prototyping software development. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The electric vehicle virtual prototyping market also includes sales of prototyping software, simulation tools, and engineering analysis tools. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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