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

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YASA, a manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers ( earlier post ), has raised £15 million (US$21 million) in growth funding. A range of YASA-powered vehicles will be on display at the event, including cars from Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and Williams Advanced Engineering.

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Study finds vertical force of in-wheel switched reluctance motors deteriorates vehicle stability and comfort

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In a switched reluctance motor (SRM), torque is produced by the magnetic attraction of a steel rotor to stator electromagnets; there are no permanent magnets, and the rotor carries no windings. With suitable timing of the stator excitation, the machine can operate as a motor or generator. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Gerald Meyers, CEO who prompt American Motors all through rocky length, dies

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At a gathering in June 1971 to study unused automobile designs, Meyers didn’t deal with any of the proposals from designers. ” He discovered British Leyland, which owned Jaguar, MG and Land Rover on the month, a in particular fascinating corporate. “And congestion, pollution, noise, energy shortages.

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ACEA study finds cost still strong deterrent for EV uptake across Europe; calls for “realistic” targets recognizing affordability

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A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) finds that the affordability of electric cars remains a strong deterrent for customers across the EU, along with lack of infrastructure and lack of investment in infrastructure.

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Audi taps Mertens from Volvo to lead technical development

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After his apprenticeship as a toolmaker, Peter Mertens studied production technology at Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences. This was followed by responsibility for the compact cars of General Motors Europe in 2004 and for all compact cars of General Motors worldwide in 2005.

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Consumer Reports finds Cadillac’s Super Cruise outperforms other active driving assistance systems; Tesla Autopilot a distant second

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General Motors told CR that Super Cruise will be on 22 GM vehicles by 2023. Systems that didn’t give clear warnings to the driver to pay attention, such as Volvo’s, or that failed to keep the vehicle within its lane, even on fairly straight roads, such as systems from Buick, Mazda, and Land Rover, didn’t fare well in the overall scoring.

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Jaguar Land Rover's Future Electric-Car, Efficiency Concepts Previewed

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With European prestige-car makers scrambling to respond to the unexpected and disruptive arrival of electric-car company Tesla Motors, a host of luxury car brands have been showing off their electric concepts.