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CeTrax lite Electric Commercial Vehicle Drive: The First Thousand Have Been Produced

September 12, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on CeTrax lite Electric Commercial Vehicle Drive: The First Thousand Have Been Produced

After volume production of the CeTrax lite electric drive for light commercial vehicles started in April 2023, ZF has already produced its first thousand units. The ramp-up in volume production was steeper than planned because demand from the customer ISUZU increased. The drive is used by ISUZU to power the latest generation its light distributor truck, the ISUZU ELF EV […]

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ZF Makes Magnet-Free Electric Motor Uniquely Compact and Competitive

September 5, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on ZF Makes Magnet-Free Electric Motor Uniquely Compact and Competitive

ZF has developed an electric motor which does not require magnets. In contrast to the magnet-free concepts of so-called separately excited synchronous motors (SESM) already available today, ZF’s I2SM (In-Rotor Inductive-Excited Synchronous Motor) transmits the energy for the magnetic field via an inductive exciter inside the rotor shaft. This makes the motor uniquely compact with maximum power and torque density. […]