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Hyundai Motor Group unveils TIGER uncrewed ultimate mobility vehicle concept

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Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot), the company’s second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) ( earlier post ) and the first designed to be uncrewed. TIGER is being developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s New Horizons Studio, headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Hyundai Motor Group’s Supernal unveils eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at 2022 Farnborough International Airshow

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Supernal revealed its initial eVTOL vehicle cabin concept at Farnborough International Airshow, providing the first look at how Hyundai Motor Group is integrating automotive capabilities to develop the Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) market. —Jaiwon Shin, President of Hyundai Motor Group and CEO of Supernal. —Jaiwon Shin.

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Magna and Ford developing prototype carbon fiber composite subframe; mass reduction of 34%

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in cooperation with Ford Motor Company, developed a prototype carbon fiber composite subframe which reduces mass by 34% compared to making a stamped steel equivalent. The design has passed all performance requirements based on computer-aided engineering (CAE) analyses. —Grahame Burrow, President of Magna Exteriors.

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Koenigsegg introduces Quark Raxial Flux motor, David inverter and Terrier torque-vectoring e-drive unit

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It started with David, the recently introduced 6-phase inverter, followed by the company’s newest innovation, the Quark electric motor that utilizes a novel torque/power-rich balance between radial (power-dense) and axial (torque-dense) flux topology dubbed Raxial Flux. Quark Electric Motor. The Quark motor weighs around 28.5

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Honeywell and DENSO to co-develop and manufacture electric motor for Lilium eVTOL jet; Aernnova to design and build propulsion mounting system

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Lilium, developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, is partnering with Honeywell and DENSO, who will co-develop and manufacture the Lilium Jet’s electric motor that will power the Lilium Jet’s engines. It will utilize lightweight material such as carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy.

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Ford displays prototype Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic hood

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At the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Ford Motor Company displayed a prototype carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) hood. Carbon fiber offers a very high strength-to-weight ratio; it is up to five times as strong as steel, twice as stiff, and one-third the weight.

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Ford Performance 1050 kW electric SuperVan 4.2 to run Pikes Peak

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refined from the SuperVan 4, has undergone a complete redesign of aerodynamics specifically engineered to cut through the high-altitude air of the Pikes Peak atmosphere while increasing downforce—more than 4,400 pounds at 150 miles per hour. A 6-phase motor is designed to have six separate windings or phases in the stator. (A

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