Smaller and lighter – supplier develops new type of electric motor

Electric motors in current e-cars mostly work with permanent magnets inside. That has disadvantages. Other manufacturers such as BMW and Renault use current-excited magnets. Supplier ZF has now further developed this principle and is bringing a separately excited synchronous motor with a revolutionary design. Separately excited (= current-excited) electric motors basically have the advantage that…

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Market: At the Munich Motor Show, Chinese competition in electrics at the heart of the discussions

MUNICH (Reuters) – European automakers must prove their ability to compete with new Asian electric players on everything from product and financial strategy to mastery of the supply chain, analysts and chiefs said. of the industry at the IAA mobility fair in Munich. Around 41% of this year’s exhibitors are headquartered in Asia, the number…

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