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Elantas Acquires Von Roll to Emerge as Giant Provider of Electrical Insulation & Encapsulants for e-Mobility and Electrification Manufacturing 

October 9, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Elantas Acquires Von Roll to Emerge as Giant Provider of Electrical Insulation & Encapsulants for e-Mobility and Electrification Manufacturing 

With its acquisition of Von Roll, chemicals giant Altana’s encapsulation and insulation subsidiary Elantas emerges as a more powerful than ever supplier to the e-mobility and electrification manufacturing market. In late September, Elantas GmbH, a subsidiary of the specialty chemicals group Altana AG, finalized the purchase of a majority stake in Von Roll Holding AG that amounts to almost 89% of the company. […]

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No-Magnets Motor from C-Motive Lauded in DOE Competition 

September 25, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on No-Magnets Motor from C-Motive Lauded in DOE Competition 

Make a five-minute pitch to a thousand plum contacts and potential funders, win $20,000 and a shot at $500,000. It was a good day’s work for start-up C-Motive at the U.S Department of Energy EPIC competition — drawing attention to the company’s innovative electrostatic motor that uses printed circuit boards instead of magnets.  […]

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In-Wheel Motor Key Component in Hyundai Mobis Electrification Platform 

September 12, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on In-Wheel Motor Key Component in Hyundai Mobis Electrification Platform 

Hyundai Mobis is going all out to demonstrate its electrification-centric vision for the automobile industry, seeking to grow dramatically as a leading innovator and manufacturer of powertrain and other systems for electric vehicles. A permanent-magnet in-wheel motor with associated control system is a key technology being developed to reach new levels of torque and steering performance. […]

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BMW’s Most Powerful e-Propulsion Skips Rare-Earth Magnets in the Rotor 

August 29, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on BMW’s Most Powerful e-Propulsion Skips Rare-Earth Magnets in the Rotor 

BMW is introducing its most powerful all-electric models yet, employing a new propulsion system design that does without rare-earth magnets in the rotor and doubles the number of excitation windings in the stator. Producing the highest output ever for an all-electric car from the BMW Group, the BMW i7 M70 xDrive marks another milestone for BMW in its electric mobility transformation becoming the company’s third performance model to have an all-electric drive system as represented in the new BMW 7 Series range.  […]

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Braided Windings & No Rare Earths in ZF 800-Volt e-Drive for Passenger Cars 

August 21, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Braided Windings & No Rare Earths in ZF 800-Volt e-Drive for Passenger Cars 

“Sustainable mobility is at the core of our corporate strategy,” says Stephan von Schuckmann, member of the ZF Board of Management responsible for electrified driveline systems. “Based on an extremely efficient production vehicle, we are showing the potential that future electric drive components offer when we combine them into an even more efficient overall system.” The technology is embodied in its EVbeat concept vehicle which is based on a Porsche Taycan and takes leading series technology from ZF and other market players as a benchmark.  […]

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Lilium Raises $292 Million for Breakthrough eVTOL Jet Powered by Innovative Electric Motors 

July 24, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Lilium Raises $292 Million for Breakthrough eVTOL Jet Powered by Innovative Electric Motors 

Lilium NV, developer of the first all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, announced that it has successfully arranged a capital raise for a total amount of $192 million, bringing its total raise for the year to nearly $300 million. Innovative electric motors power the craft, and Swedish bearing manufacturer SKF is one of the German aircraft company’s key suppliers. […]