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GM reveals new Ultium Drive EV motors designed and developed in-house with GM propulsion software

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At the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss revealed GM’s group of three all-new motors that will power its Ultium-based EVs. Designed by GM, the 180kW front-drive motor, 255kW rear- and front-drive motor and 62kW all-wheel drive assist motor are part of Ultium Drive. Stator family.

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Hyzon Motors’ new eAxle technology for 6x4 Class 8 vehicles delivers up to 97% motor-to-wheel efficiency

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Hyzon Motors, a leading global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, has developed a new eAxle design which provides extremely high efficiency for 6x4 Class-8 commercial vehicles. Hyzon’s eAxle eliminates right-angle hypoid gears, and uses one motor per wheel with optimized performances both at low speed and high speed.

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Rivian tests Dual-Motor powertrain on icy Alaskan roads

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Rivian tested its Dual-Motor powertrain on Alaska’s icy roads—and it looked like a blast. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe shared a short clip showing an R1T with a Dual-Motor Powertrain skidding through ice and snow in Alaska. “The The team out in Alaska, completing validation on our Dual-Motor powertrain, coming soon :)” tweeted Scaringe.

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Rivian posts teaser for R1T and R1S Dual-Motor AWD system

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Rivian recently teased deliveries of the standard and enhanced versions of the R1T and R1S Dual-Motor AWD. The EV startup mentioned that the Dual-Motor AWD systems for the R1T and R1S will be available in 2023. In its recent tweet, Rivian also noted that Dual-Motor AWD units will come in two versions: standard and enhanced.

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BMW’s eighth-generation 5 Series offers two all-electric i5 variants; PHEVs in 2024

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Like all previous model generations, the new BMW 5 Series Sedan is produced at the BMW Group Plant Dingolfing, where the electric motors and high-voltage batteries for the BMW i5 are also manufactured. This enables the BMW i5 M60 to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.8 seconds, its top speed is 193 km/h (120 mph).

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Semcon develops prototype low-cost smart motor for turning any bike electric

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Semcon has developed a smart and inexpensive motor prototype that can be easily fitted to any bike. The units costs less than €100 (US$114) to assemble and can easily be transferred between bikes. The needs and wishes of the typical cyclist are what got us started.

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Rivian R1T’s Max Pack + Quad-Motor configuration will be unavailable starting 2023

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According to the letter, the Rivian R1T’s Max Pack battery will only be available with a Dual-Motor AWD configuration in 2023. The Max Pack + Quad-Motor configuration will not be “selectable” in Rivian’s configurator by next year. In Rivian’s visualizer, The R1T is available in Dual-Motor AWD and Quad-Motor AWD drive systems.

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