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Volkswagen sets sights on electric record on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife with further-developed ID. R

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R electric sports car is targeting another record in the summer of 2019: the lap record for electric cars on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, regarded as the toughest racetrack in the world. The current record for fully-electric vehicles stands at 6:45.90 Above all, we will modify the aerodynamics of the ID.

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Bosch Powers the Automotive Sector Toward an Electrified Future

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As the automotive industry races toward an electrified future, Bosch is accelerating its R&D into the essential building blocks of electric drivetrains. One of these components is the inverter, which changes direct current (DC) from the car’s batteries into alternating current (AC) to power its drive motor (Figure 1).

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

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Core components in the electrified driveline are the power electronics and the electric machines—complex sub-systems with very different properties. Electric motors are “all-rounders”, said Jörg Kerner, Head of Development - Electrical Drive.

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