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Tata Motors launches $10,000 electric hatch; deliveries of Tiago.ev start in January

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Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, launched the newest member of its EV family this past week: the Tiago.ev. Equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, Tiago.ev Equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, Tiago.ev —Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.,

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Microchip extends line of inductive position sensors into the EV motor control market

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Developers of motor control systems are replacing Hall Effect position sensors and older magnetic resolver solutions with inductive alternatives that eliminate expensive magnets and other heavy transformer-based structures so they can be integrated onto simple, compact printed circuit boards (PCBs).

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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Next-generation electric motor company Linear Labs (LL) closed a $4.5-million LL was established in 2013 after developing an entirely new methodology in the construction of electric motor and generator technologies that create more power while using less energy. This sets the LL Motor apart from conventional electric machines.

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ams introduces first inductive position sensor for high-speed motors for automotive and industrial markets

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ams, a global supplier of high performance sensor solutions, introduced the AS5715 : the first inductive position sensor for high-speed, automotive and industrial electric motors to be available as a standard product on the open market. Motors built with the AS5715 will be smaller and lighter, and deliver a smoother, more powerful output.

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The Motors Used in Electric Vehicles: An Overview

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The key component that powers an EV is the motor. In this blog post, we will explore the different types of motors used in electric vehicles. Types of Electric Motors There are three main types of electric motors used in EVs : AC (alternating current) motor, DC (direct current) motor, and BLDC (brushless DC) motor.

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EV DC fast charging stations are becoming more and more popular for the people in the city

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EV DC fast charging stations are becoming more and more popular for the people in the city. As fast it takes a great, high-cost electric motor of course. The post EV DC fast charging stations are becoming more and more popular for the people in the city appeared first on SETEC POWER. So it also gets faster parking.

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BMW’s hybrid motor design seeks to deliver high efficiency and power density with lower rare earth use

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Drawing from a 2012 BMW patent application showing one embodiment of a proposed method to increase the efficiency of an electric motor. The 50 kg electric motor powering the BMW i3 generates a maximum output of 125 kW for a specific power (SP) of 2.5 DC, AC induction, permanent magnet, switched reluctance, and axial flux.

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