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JULY 6, 2022

The automotive supplier MAHLE has developed what it says is the most durable electric motor available: the superior continuous torque (SCT) E-motor. The traction motor can run indefinitely with high performance due to its new cooling concept. Building large electric motors that deliver short-term high performance is easy.

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Motor Motors Motoring Concept 447

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JULY 24, 2023

Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals, earlier post ) announced that by optimizing the design of a motor that uses proprietary high-performance ferrite magnet NMF-15 (ferrite magnet motor), it is possible to obtain the same level of output as an xEV drive motor that uses neodymium magnets. Rotor with ferrite magnets.

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Motor Motors Motoring PHEV 195

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop an electric motor for Airbus’ hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype, as part of Airbus’ ambition to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035. Earlier post.)

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Hydrogen Engine Motor Motors 341

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Cleveland-Cliffs is introducing the MOTOR-MAX product line of non-oriented electrical steels for high frequency motors and generators in the North American market. Cleveland-Cliffs’ line of MOTOR-MAX HF NOES grades have low core loss and are energy-efficient at high operating frequencies.

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Cleveland Motor Motors Motoring 273

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JULY 19, 2023

Bollinger Motors has begun building design validation pilots of its B4 all-electric Class 4 chassis cabs for testing and demonstration. Founded in 2015 by Robert Bollinger, Bollinger Motors, Inc. Bollinger Motors is developing all-electric commercial chassis cabs Classes 4-6 and all-electric SUV consumer vehicles.

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All-Electric Building Motor Motors 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Volvo Cars says that it is making significant investments that allow for the in-house design and development of electric motors for the next generation of Volvo models, as the company continues to move towards becoming a fully electric car maker. The newly opened electric motor lab in Shanghai became operational last month.

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Volvo Design Motor Motors 221

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

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Kia Hyundai Motor Motors 417

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Atlis Motor Vehicles (Atlis), a vertically integrated start-up EV company developing an electric work truck and the batteries and motors to drive it, signed a collaborative agreement with ArcelorMittal, the leading producer of automotive steels, to help speed its product development. —Mark Hanchett, CEO of Atlis Motor Vehicles.

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Motor Motors Motoring Vehicles 432

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Toshiba Corporation has developed a new magnetic material with characteristics that deliver major improvements in motor efficiency at minimum cost, and with the potential to win significant reductions in power consumption. Motors account for approximately half of the world’s electric power consumption. pt across all motors.).

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Conversion Motor Motors Motoring 488

Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2024

Among the countless challenges of decarbonizing transportation, one of the most compelling involves electric motors. It’s a huge challenge currently preoccupying some of the best machine designers on the planet. Most EVs have rare-earth-magnet-based motors ranging from 150 to 300 kilowatts, and power densities between 1.1

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Motor Motors Motoring Supplies 142

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

H3X designs and manufactures advanced electric motors to enable sustainable aviation and other high-performance applications. These areas include electromagnetics, material science, power electronics, additive manufacturing, motor control, and thermals. This latest funding brings the total raised by H3X to $9 million.

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Manufacturer Motor Motors Motoring 304

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Infinitum, creator of the air-core motor ( earlier post ), secured $30 million in additional growth capital from Riverstone Holdings Latin America, Alliance Resource Partners, Caterpillar Venture Capital and Cottonwood Technology Fund. Infinitum motor components can be reused, allowing them to stay in service for decades.

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Motor Motors Motoring Mexico 199

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MARCH 5, 2022

The company also unveiled a single electric motor variant of the pure electric C40 Recharge. The new front-wheel drive single-motor C40 expands the company’s range of fully electric variants to four, further paving the way towards its ambition of selling only fully electric cars by 2030. C40 Recharge.

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Recharge Volvo Motor Motors 397

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JULY 14, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company will begin a test operation of its RoboShuttle service on 9 August in South Korea. Based on its self-driving capabilities, the vehicle is designed to perceive its surroundings, make decisions, and control itself while driving on the road, requiring minimal intervention from a safety driver.

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 435

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

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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Motor Motors Motoring India 435

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MARCH 29, 2023

The SwRI-developed linear motor-driven reciprocating compressor (LMRC) is designed to compress hydrogen as a fuel source for FCEVs and other hydrogen-powered vehicles. The linear motor-driven reciprocating compressor (LMRC) is designed to compress hydrogen as a fuel source for hydrogen-powered cars. Courtesy of SwRI.

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Hydrogen Motor Motors Motoring 259

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MARCH 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group will collaborate with the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) jointly to research and develop an advanced fuel for an ultra lean-burn, spark-ignition engine that aims to lower the overall carbon dioxide emissions of a vehicle.

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 448

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

Its technical highlights include the extremely powerful and highly efficient axial-flux motor developed by electric motor specialist YASA. YASA axial flux electric motor (left) compared to common radial flux motor (right). In a radial-flux motor, the flow runs perpendicular to the rotational axis. Earlier post.)

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Mercedes Concept Motor Motors 221

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At Motor Bella 2021, Bosch is introducing its new efficient 230 electric motor for commercial and medium-duty vehicles. The new 230 electric motor has a rated voltage of 800 volts and is designed for long service life. Bosch‘s electric motor 230 for commercial vehicles.

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Motor Motors Motoring North America 418

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2023

DeepDrive has developed a cost- and resource-efficient dual-rotor motor, extending the range of electric vehicles. The company is also backed by automotive industry veteran Dr. Exploded in-wheel drive configuration of DeepDrive dual-rotor motor. The motor can be installed in any vehicle as a central drive or as an in-wheel drive.

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BMW Motor Motors Motoring 259

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2021

QM Power and the SPARK Lab at University of Kentucky shared the combined results of a large-scale, multi-objective design optimization study, and lab testing of a prototype motor designed to meet the 2025 power density goals set by the US Department of Energy (DOE). Exploded view of the proposed PM motor.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

The SAKOR units can be used test from two to eight pole motors ranging from 10 watts to more than 3 megawatts. As part of the global effort to reduce the use of fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions, regulators are developing energy efficiency standards for the billions of small, medium, and large electric motors used around the world.

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Standards International Motor Motors 195

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Nissan Motor Co., and Waseda University have started testing in Japan of a jointly developed recycling process that efficiently recovers high-purity rare-earth compounds from electrified vehicle motor magnets. In March 2020 the collaboration successfully developed a pyrometallurgy process that does not require motor disassembly.

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Nissan Universal Motor Motors 391

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2022

At the EVS Symposium in Oslo, Vitesco Technologies is presenting an externally excited synchronous electric machine (EESM) which does not require the use of rare earth metals and which is specifically designed for high ranges, faster driving on highways, and thus for future long-distance electric vehicles.

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Motor Motors Motoring Future 370

Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has become a direct shareholder in EODev ( Energy Observer Developments ). EODev—along with its partners—is positioning itself as a leading European designer, assembler and distributor zero-emission energy systems on an industrial scale. Earlier post.)

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Hydrogen Toyota Europe Motor 532

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2022

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles.

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Motors Motoring Motor Production 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2021

Enedym, a switched reluctance motor (SRM) spinout from McMaster University, closed a $15-million financing round from an international group of strategic investors within the US, Canada, Europe, and India, including P&A Paletta Giving Inc., Enedym Switched Reluctance Motors (SRMs) remove the need for these costly magnets.

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Motor Motors Motoring Wind 321

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot), the company’s second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) ( earlier post ) and the first designed to be uncrewed. TIGER is being developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s New Horizons Studio, headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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Hyundai Concept Motor Motors 418

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AUGUST 13, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group has launched the Boston Dynamics AI Institute , with the goal of making fundamental advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and intelligent machines. Hyundai Motor Group acquired an 80% controlling interest in Boston Dynamics in 2021. Earlier post.).

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Boston Hyundai Motor Motors 284

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AUGUST 3, 2020

The company will start with an allocation of production that is distributed between itself and several Tier One sub-contractors in order to expedite the manufacturing ramp rate and delivery of motors to early customers. Linear Labs is expecting to manufacture and deliver at least 100,000 M200 motors by the end of 2021.

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Motor Motors Motoring Golf Cart 448

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2022

SAKOR Technologies recently provided Nexteer Automotive with a dynamometer test system designed to test high-speed motors and inverters in hybrid and electric vehicle designs. The system can be easily upgraded at a later date to support higher speeds and greater power densities if future designs require it.

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Motor Motors Motoring Design 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, is acquiring a controlling interest in EV truck maker Bollinger Motors. million in cash and stock for a 60% controlling interest, which gives Mullen the majority ownership of Bollinger Motors. The purchase price is $148.2 —David Michery, CEO and chairman of Mullen Automotive.

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Motor Motors Motoring Commercial 307

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MAY 26, 2022

Lilium, developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet, is partnering with Honeywell and DENSO, who will co-develop and manufacture the Lilium Jet’s electric motor that will power the Lilium Jet’s engines. Aernnova and Lilium will work together on the design, manufacture, and supply of the Lilium Jet’s flap structure.

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Design Manufacturer Motor Motors 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Danfoss’ Editron division has successfully begun the mass production of its EM-PMI240-T180 motor at its Nanjing factory. A key product of Danfoss’ Editron division, the EM-PMI240-T180 motor is one of the most efficient on the market (96% nominal efficiency).

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Motor Motors Motoring Production 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2020

a recognized leader in the area of high-performance dynamometer systems, recently provided the University of Houston’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a dynamometer test system designed to test motor and inverter designs for use in hybrid and electric vehicle applications. SAKOR Technologies Inc.,

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Houston Design Motor Motors 221

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MARCH 8, 2023

liter V12 mid-mounted engine is complemented by three electric motors, one of which is integrated into the new double-clutch eight-speed gearbox. In what has been the transmission tunnel since the days of the Countach, there is a lithium-ion battery instead, which powers the electric motors. The naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter

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Motor Motors Motoring Engine 284

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2023

Hyzon Motors announced the successful completion and factory acceptance testing of the first nine single-stack 200kW Fuel Cell System (FCS) B-samples at its production and innovation center in Bolingbrook, IL. By achieving this milestone, Hyzon remains on track to declare Start of Production (SOP) and commercialization of its FCS in 2024.

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Fuel Motor Motors Motoring 305