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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

Cars That Think

Besides not using any rare earth elements, the motor offers a few other advantages in comparison with permanent-magnet synchronous motors. Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover. Scharrer : BMW and Land Rover.

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Audi’s production electric e-tron quattro may set a new standard for vehicle handling; advanced vehicle dynamics control

Green Car Congress

In a paper presented about E-VECTOORC at the 2014 SAE World Congress, Andrew Pennycott of the University of Surrey noted that: The handling and fun-to-drive elements of fully electric vehicles can be enhanced using continuously-acting control systems. yaw moment can be continuously generated without variation of the net traction force.

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