Author name: Till Backes

Vitesco supplies electric drive for fuel cell electric vehicle

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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BMW Completes Production Facilities for E-Drives in Austria

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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ZF Exceeds Three Million Electric Motors Produced

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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Nidec India Opens Factory Building for E-Two-Wheeler Motors

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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Ecofriendly E-Motor Production: German Government Funds Ultra-Efficiency Factory

As part of the Ultra-Efficiency Factory Innovation Lab (UltraELab) research project, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs is providing ten million euros in funding for the construction of an ultra-efficient factory by 2025. The production facility is to be designed and constructed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA),

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North America: Bosch Power Tools Invests in Production Expansion

Bosch Power Tools has announced a 130-million-dollar expansion of its production facility in Lincolnton, North Carolina, for the manufacture of power tool accessories. The expansion is expected to create 400 new jobs over the next five years. The project will be supported by the Job Development Investment Grant and North Carolina’s Customized Training Program. The

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Electric Central Drive for Light Commercial Vehicles: ZF Starts Series Production

German company ZF-Division Commercial Vehicle Solutions has started series production of its “CeTrax lite” electric central drive in Friedrichshafen. The drive was developed for light commercial vehicles in global zero-emission urban and intercity transportation. The first customer to use the drive is Japanese truck manufacturer ISUZU. “CeTrax lite” is intended to enable manufacturers of commercial

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Mercedes-Benz Expands Capacities for Electric Drives in Untertürkheim

ercedes-Benz is planning to double its production capacity for electric drives at the Untertürkheim site. Originally, up to 500,000 units per year were to be manufactured there. Now the company is aiming for annual production of up to one million units. Daimler has officially confirmed the expansion and signed a works agreement between the works

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Bosch Starts Production of Electric Motors in South Carolina

Bosch has started production of electric motors for electric vehicles at its plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The company plans to invest a total of more than 260 million US dollars in expanding the manufacture of electrification products. The new production unit is to be housed in an existing building on Bosch campus in Charleston

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Renault Plant in Cléon Opens New Production Line for Electric Motors

The Renault plant in Cléon, France, has opened a new production line for electric motors. Through an investment of 620 million euros since 2018, the Cléon site had been developed by the Renault Group as a center for the production of electric and hybrid motors. By 2024, the plant is expected to have an annual

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Steyr Site: BMW Invests One Billion Euros in Electric Drive Production

Starting in 2025, BMW plans to produce the next generation of electric drives at its Steyr site in Austria. According to the car manufacturer, it is investing around one billion euros to equip BMW’s largest motor plant for the production and development of electric drives by 2030. The plant in Steyr produces engines for around

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Schaeffler Develops 4-in-1 Electric Axles

German automotive supplier Schaeffler has developed new electric axle drives. The e-axles integrate the electric motor, power electronics, transmission, and thermal management in one compact unit, thus saving space and weight. They are also designed to increase the range and shorten the charging times of electric vehicles. With these new developments, which include an electric

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