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Zytek lightweight electric powertrain for Yamaha’s MOTIV.e city car concept

Green Car Congress

city car concept, shown at the Tokyo motorshow, is powered by an electric drive system from Zytek that employs a range of new design approaches to minimize the cost, weight and size of the powertrain while maximizing the performance and range. —Steve Tremble, Zytek sales and marketing director. Yamaha’s new MOTIV.e

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electric smart ready for production

Green Cars News

All this is made possible by a powerful 30kW electric motor which is built for us by Zytek Automotive. The smart electric drive is exempt from vehicle excise duty and the London congestion charge and this, underlined with incredibly low operating costs, means that companies taking part in the trial are finding it makes perfect fiscal sense.”.