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Electric motor manufacturer YASA secures $21M growth funding, opens new Oxford production facility

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A range of YASA-powered vehicles will be on display at the event, including cars from Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Williams Advanced Engineering. YASA’s innovative axial-flux electric motor design offers best-in-class power and torque densities and is suited to both hybrid and pure electric vehicle applications.

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PowerDriver simulations predict thermoelectric exhaust waste heat recovery output of 300W, -2.5% in fuel consumption; prototyping begins

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The PowerDriver project is a collaborative research initiative involving Jaguar Land Rover Ltd and Rolls-Royce PLC together with supply chain and research and development partners and universities. Both the marine and automotive installations will be designed to enable their implementation at a commercially viable cost.

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GKN and EVO Electric form JV to manufacture electric motors and hybrid and electric drive systems

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Since then, the company has established itself as a supplier of high-torque, high-power motors, generators and integrated drive systems to manufacturers including Jaguar Land Rover, Lotus Cars, Nissan and a range of other clients in the automotive, military and marine industries.

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UK Faraday Battery Challenge awards £23M to support development of electrified car batteries

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The new projects emphasize how this collective expertise is being brought to bear on the biggest challenges facing the development of next-generation electric car batteries, from their power source and performance to safety and manufacturing. The project will deliver improved ultra-high-power cells to demonstrate the technology.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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The port handles imports and exports for major automakers including Nissan, Toyota, General Motors, Volvo, Jaguar Land Rover and the Volkswagen Group — including luxury models for Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley. Maryland Governor Wes Moore has said that the ship lost power shortly before the incident.

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