Xiaomi, the manufacturer known for its smartphones, has also been producing its first electric vehicle, the SU7, since the beginning of 2024. The company’s target for 2024 was 100,000 units of the electric sedan. According to Lei Jun, founder, chairman and CEO of Xiaomi, this target will now be reached in November, two months before […]
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Nissan wants to reduce the production costs of electric cars by 30 per cent over the next few years in order to reach the price level of combustion engines. Among other things, the Japanese car manufacturer is focussing on the permanent magnets used in the rotor, which are made of rare earths. In particular, Nissan
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Marsilli, a manufacturer of winding and assembly systems for electric motors, announced the development of Distributed High-Density (DHD) stator winding technology three years ago. Marsilli has now declared the technology mature. The company is involved in several pilot projects and is working with partners and customers on new projects to bring DHD stator winding technology
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ABB announced the launch of a new package consisting of an the AMXE250 motor and an HES580 inverter specifically designed for electric buses. This is the first 3-level inverter for electric buses, which according to ABB offers higher energy efficiency and performance. Benefits of the new technology ABB claims a 75% reduction in motor harmonic
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Honda is being supplied with the axle drive for its new CR-V e:FCEV by Vitesco Technologies. This marks the first time that a drive system from Vitesco has been integrated into a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. In the CR-V e:FCEV, Honda combines a fuel cell system with a 17.7 kWh battery as energy storage to
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The two German companies Zeulenroda Presstechnik and DREHER Automation are working together on the development of turnkey forming systems for punch stacking to produce rotor and stator laminations for electric motors for traction applications. The aim is to utilize Zeulenroda’s expertise in the field of special forming presses and DREHER’s press automation to provide the
Cambridge Vacuum Engineering (CVE), a leading supplier of electron beam and laser welding systems, and automotive manufacturer Ford have been awarded a £430,000 research grant from national public funding body UK Research and Innovation. The grant is part of the £5.8 million awarded to UK Research and Innovation under the Innovate UK funding programme. The
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General Motors has successfully patented an axial flux motor with a special hydraulic system for generating field weakening. The field weakening functionality allows the electric motor to be operated at higher speeds. The field weakening is typically implemented through inverter software, though this approach inevitably results in some losses. The objective of the mechanical systems
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In order to enhance the efficiency of electric motors, reduce costs and minimise the utilisation of heavy rare earth metals, a research project with a budget of 2.6 million dollars has been initiated under the leadership of the University of Michigan. The researchers are employing a 3D printing process, namely ‘Laser Powder Bed Fusion’ or
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According to a report by automotive magazine “CarNewsChina”, Chinese electric car manufacturer NIO has started series production of its newly developed 900-volt drive system. The ET9 vehicle model, which was presented to the public for the first time in December 2023, is set to be the first to be launched on the market with the
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US-based BorgWarner Group plans to start manufacturing rotors and stators for electric motors for the Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng in the third quarter of 2024. The new components will initially be used in the X9 MPV models Xpeng presented at the last Guangzhou Auto Show as well as in Xpeng’s next B-segment sedan, which
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BMW has completed construction work it began in September 2022 to build production halls for electric drives in Steyr, Austria. Next, almost 300 units with a total value of more than 500 million euros are to be built on an area of 60,000 square meters. Pre-series production for the all-electric “New Class” will begin in
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Automotive technology supplier ZF Friedrichshafen AG has exceeded the threshold of three million electric motors produced. The machines are motors for purely battery-electric passenger cars and plug-in hybrids as well as for electric commercial vehicles. Half of all motors produced to date have been manufactured in the period from July 2022 to the end of
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Electric motor manufacturer Nidec India has opened the second building of its existing factory in the small town of Neemrana in the state of Rajasthan. While machines for motor vehicles, household appliances, trade and industry are produced in the first building complex, production of drive motors for electric two-wheelers with an output of up to
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BorgWarner is the first supplier to deliver a torque vectoring system with integrated axle deactivation (eTVD) for electric vehicles. It is being used for the first time in the Polestar 3 SUV and another major European OEM. The eTVD is part of the Electric Torque Management System (eTMS) and enables intelligent distribution of torque to
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The new “Scale-up E-Drive” platform will support companies in the fundamental transition to electric mobility until 2025. With funding of 4.8 million euros, the so-called transformation hub is part of a program by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action to transform the automotive industry. The aim of the hub is to strengthen
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Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has signed a five-year contract with “REEtec AS” from Norway for the supply of rare-earth materials. The aim of the collaboration is to make electric motors for hybrid modules, hybrid transmissions and all-electric axle drives even more sustainable. Strong permanent magnets made from rare-earth materials such as neodymium are
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Renault and its suppliers Valeo and Valeo Siemens eAutomotive have signed a letter of intent for a strategic collaboration in the development of a new generation of electric motors for electric vehicles. The machines are to be designed, developed and manufactured in France from 2027. The focus will be on sustainability by eliminating the use
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Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg in Germany have developed a technology which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to disassemble electric motors for recycling and recognize reusable components. The process aims to recover strategic raw materials contained in electric motors, such as the rare-earth metal neodymium. Current recycling methods are not yet able to extract these raw
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British technology company “GKN Automotive” is participating in a European research project to develop cost-effective and efficient permanent-magnet electric motors. The machines will have high power density and are intended for next-generation electric vehicles. The aim of the project is to implement a new design concept with innovative construction and material solutions for electric motors.
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