hybrid vehicles

Materials/Manufacturing

Cyclic Extends Magnet Recycling Reach: Microsoft Investment Targets Hard Drives; Auto Salvage in UK Marks First Overseas Supply Deal 

September 4, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Cyclic Extends Magnet Recycling Reach: Microsoft Investment Targets Hard Drives; Auto Salvage in UK Marks First Overseas Supply Deal 

Recycling magnets from computer hard drives has garnered the attention — and opened the wallet — of Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund. It’s one of several new avenues that Cyclic Materials of Toronto is pursuing to gather more magnets into its supply stream and extend the reach for its technology. Auto salvage in the UK is another, marking the company’s first overseas feedstock deal – and with ties to parent companies IAA and Ritchie Auctions which have extensive worldwide operations in the used vehicle business.  […]

e-Power Technology

Evolito Brings Axial Flux Motors to e-Aviation, Participates in H2-Flight Development with Cranfield Aerospace 

August 22, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Evolito Brings Axial Flux Motors to e-Aviation, Participates in H2-Flight Development with Cranfield Aerospace 

Attendees at this summer’s Farnborough AirShow, always a showcase for innovative technology in aviation held every two years in the UK, got a peek at the latest developments in e-aviation from Evolito, The UK company was spun out in 2021 by YASA, a pioneer of automotive axial-flux electric motors acquired by Mercedes-Benz in July of that year, to exclusively commercialize next-generation electric motor technology for the aerospace market. […]

Electromagnetics

Airbus Engineers Advance Cryogenic Superconductivity for Flight Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells 

August 7, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Airbus Engineers Advance Cryogenic Superconductivity for Flight Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells 

Carefully winding their cryogenically-cooled permanent magnet motor with superconducting tape instead of copper magnet wire, Airbus engineers in France have been meeting with success in their efforts to develop an electric propulsion system for aircraft that be powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The team powered-on their 500 kilowatt powertrain at the system’s core recently, marking a breakthrough in their quest to marry hydrogen-powered fuel cells and superconductivity for game-changing flight propulsion. […]

e-Power Technology

Ontario Emerging as Technology Center for Next-Gen e-Power 

August 6, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Ontario Emerging as Technology Center for Next-Gen e-Power 

Radiating from brainpower of the Automotive Excellence Centre at McMaster University, startup motor developer Enedym in collaboration with industrial neighbors Toyota Tsusho, a manufacturer of industrial trucks, and JFE Shohi Power Canada, a manufacturer of transformer cores and electrical steel products, are transforming their locale in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada into a center for next generation e-power technology. The place has roots. More than a hundred years ago, George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla hung out there. […]

e-Power Technology

Stellantis Increasing Production of Electric Drive Modules to Support Growth in Electrification Portfolio 

February 26, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Stellantis Increasing Production of Electric Drive Modules to Support Growth in Electrification Portfolio 

Stellantis NV has announced it intends to increase production capacity of electric drive modules (EDMs) by adding production in Szentgotthard, Hungary, targeted to begin in late 2026. The €103 million investment in Szentgotthard, including grants and contributions from the Hungarian government, is the latest example of Stellantis’ commitment to transforming existing facilities for its electrified future.  […]