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Electric motor company YASA enters innovation agreement with global automotive manufacturer for hybrids and EVs

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The partnership will focus on developing custom electric motor and controller solutions for the OEM’s high-performance hybrid and pure electric vehicles. YASA’s innovative axial-flux electric motor and controller designs offer best-in-class power and torque densities and are suited to both hybrid and pure electric vehicle applications.

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YASA Motors secures $8.2 million in new funding

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High power densities are achieved at relatively low speeds (2000-9000 rpm) which make the motor ideally suited for hybrid and generation markets. YASA motors make more efficient use of key materials, and are produced with simple low cost manufacturing processes.

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GKN Driveline Continues Rapid Growth in China; Developing Driveline Systems for EVs and Hybrids for the China Market

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GKN Driveline continues its rapid growth in China with plans for a 12 th manufacturing facility; expansion of an existing research center; and the introduction of new low-cost and electric-hybrid technologies for the China market. Tags: China Electric (Battery) Hybrids Vehicle Systems.

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Ricardo Introduces Kinergy Flywheel Energy Storage System; FLYBUS and KinerStor

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Across all of these vehicle categories, Kinergy offers the prospect of enabling effective hybridization extending into market sectors where the use of conventional electro-chemical battery systems technology would be prohibitively expensive. Allison Transmission Inc. The Technology Strategy Board is to provide £0.5 million (US$0.83

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Delphi Using $89.3M DOE Award to Support Expansion of Power Electronics Engineering and New Manufacturing Facility; First Products for Allison

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Among the first products expected to be manufactured at the new facility will be power electronics components and systems for Allison Transmission, a leading supplier of commercial-duty fully automatic transmissions for both on- and off-highway vehicles, and of hybrid propulsion systems for on-highway transit and coach vehicles. Earlier post.)

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DOE seeking feedback on findings of hydrogen production and delivery workshops

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The purpose of the workshop was to share information and identify the RD&D needs to enable low-cost, effective delivery of hydrogen from centralized production facilities to the point of use (e.g., AEM systems have been tested up to 2000 hours, and have identified improved voltage stability as a need. Pre-commercial.

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Ascend Energy and Atrex Energy demo tubular SOFC electric ATV, fueled by natural gas

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The demonstration also showed the vehicle could be the most economical form of a fuel cell hybrid in terms of fuel cost. A hybrid electric-type vehicle would require $7.50 Atrex Energy has worked on research and development of a commercially viable power generator utilizing Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) since 2000.