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2024 Audi Q8 e-tron coming to US this summer; starting MSRP $74,400

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Beyond contributing to an even more serene EV driving experience with reductions to wind noise, the optimized aerodynamics reduce drag by more than six percent over the previous model e-tron, resulting in an improved coefficient of drag value of 0.29 Instead of 12, there are now 14 windings. in the Q8 e-tron SUV and 0.27

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Ricardo has announced to develop Aluminum winding motor for lightweight EV application

Electric Vehicles India

A UK-based company Ricardo has announced to develop Aluminum winding motor for lightweight EV application. This is an interesting move as normally most electrical machines are made with copper winding. Only in the case of the Induction motor rotor, the conductive bar is made with Aluminum.

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E-Motor Enables Chain-Free Bike-by-Wire

Cars That Think

Schaeffler's e-motor assembly was among the more out-of-the-ordinary items on display at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich, which used to be the Frankfurt Motor Show, and more accustomed to roaring supercars and sleek news Benzes (and a thronging public, in pre-Covid times). It's a bike with no chain.

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Honda to Debut New One-Person EV Concept at Geneva Along with European Intro of EV-N

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The Honda 3R-C, a new one-person battery electric vehicle concept, will make its world debut in Geneva alongside the EV-N concept, previously shown at the Tokyo Motor Show ( earlier post ), which will be displayed for the first time in Europe. Click to enlarge.

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EGEB: GM, GE to collaborate on boosting EV rare earth materials supply

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): General Motors, GE Renewable Energy will develop a rare earth materials supply chain for EVs, renewables. Scotland may get an offshore wind farm underwater substation. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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How a motor’s operating speed, torque and control strategy affect its efficiency

Charged EVs

Second only to power output, efficiency is one of the most fudgeable ratings that applies to traction motors for EVs (right up there with capacity and cycle life claims for Li-ion batteries…). When a motor is supplied by a variable frequency drive, however, determining its efficiency becomes a far more difficult task.

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Mercedes-Benz introduces the EQA: entry-level to the electric EQ vehicle family

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An asynchronous motor is used at the front axle. The electric motor, a fixed-ratio transmission with a differential, the cooling system and the power electronics form a highly integrated, very compact unit: the electric powertrain (eATS). Numerous damping measures enhance this effect. This is extremely compact in design. Aerodynamics.

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