BorgWarner’s electric drive module (eDM) with integrated eGearDrive transmission will be used in two pure EVs from a major Chinese automaker. Production is expected to begin in summer 2017. BorgWarner’s eDM provides primary or secondary propulsion for pure electric or P4-type hybrid vehicles. The electric motor and transmission are integrated into one housing, making installation… Read more »
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Geely electric sedan to use BorgWarner eGearDrive transmission
BorgWarner has announced that its eGearDrive transmission will be used in the Geely EC7-EV, which is scheduled to launch on the Chinese car market in Q1 2016. The Chinese automaker’s first mass-produced EV is powered by a 96 kW electric motor and features a top speed of 87 mph and a range of 157 miles…. Read more »
BorgWarner to buy motor-maker Remy International for $950 million in cash
Global auto parts supplier BorgWarner (NYSE:BWA) has agreed to buy motor manufacturer Remy International (NASDAQ: REMY) for about $950 million in cash. The offer of $29.50 a share represents a 44% premium to Remy’s Friday closing price. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2015. Both companies have histories in the… Read more »
IoTecha’s IoT.ON platform enables both AC and DC bidirectional charging
Smart charging specialist IoTecha has developed a verticalized platform including hardware, embedded software and cloud services, that’s designed to power turnkey EV charging solutions. The IoT.ON platform was recently upgraded with a new processor (the brain of a Smart Charger) that includes the STMicroelectronics STM32MP1 MPU along with the ST33 Trusted Platform Module. Key features… Read more »
Works with Synop program tackles EV charger interoperability issues
Many companies offer charging and energy management solutions for EV fleets, and most claim that their systems are hardware-agnostic. But can a fleet operator be sure that their existing EVSE has actually been tested with the software they’re buying? Energy management provider Synop has released Works with Synop, a program that provides customers with a… Read more »
EV Thermal System Modeling and Optimization
Presented by: Anita Bongards, BorgWarner All Sessions: October 2022 Conference
Silicon carbide is becoming the material of choice for EV power electronics
Silicon carbide is a hot topic in the power electronics field these days. As a recent article in the New York Times explains, SiC is a wide-bandgap (WBG) material that designers are increasingly choosing to make power electronics devices more efficient. WBG advantages The WBG classification has profound implications for device behavior and performance. This… Read more »
DOE awards $60 million to 24 emission-reduction R&D projects
The DOE has awarded $60 million in funding to 24 R&D projects aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks. The projects, funded through the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Vehicles Technology Office (VTO), address the two largest contributors to transportation-sector emissions. Passenger cars and light-duty… Read more »
Turntide Technologies acquires AVID Technology, raises $225 million in financing
Turntide Technologies has acquired UK-based AVID Technology, a cleantech engineering firm that manufactures electrified powertrain components for EVs and hybrids. Turntide’s Smart Motor System may reduce energy consumption by nearly 64%, and is free of the rare earth minerals that most higher-efficiency permanent magnet motors require. The company has been on an expansion spree lately,… Read more »
Silicon Mobility improves inverter and motor efficiency through digital control
Silicon Mobility, a provider of digital controls for EV powertrains, says its control system improves inverter and motor efficiency by 2% to 4.6% compared to the industry-standard SVPWM control technique. During the 34th International EV Symposium, Silicon Mobility and Cascadia Motion presented their latest research results, in which Optimized Pulse Pattern (OPP) modulation increased the… Read more »