Friday, March 29, 2024

High-voltage hairpin eMotors for e-vehicle brand in China

BorgWarner has been selected to provide high-voltage hairpin (HVH) eMotors for a leading electric vehicle brand in China.
The eMotors will be used in the company’s second-generation 800V propulsion system platform. The vehicle model equipped with this platform is expected to start mass production in October 2023.
«We are excited to continue our partnership with this Chinese leader in EVs, working together to succeed in the Battery Electric Vehicle sector. BorgWarner’s eMotors feature premium reliability, higher efficiency as well as superior power and torque density, and exemplify our extensive experience in e-mobility applications», said Dr. Stefan Demmerle, President and General Manager, BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems.
The 800V oil-cooled eMotors from BorgWarner are available as either motor assemblies or stator and rotor subassemblies. They incorporate built-in, permanent magnet rotor and proprietary stator insulation enhancement technologies, providing premium durability and reliability. They deliver peak efficiency of over 96% and feature patented HVH stator winding technology. In addition, the motor operates with energy efficiency and environmental friendliness with excellent noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) performance, and up to 4% higher power and torque density compared to other products of its breed. During vehicle braking and downhill, the motor can also convert mechanical energy into electrical energy and charge the battery through the inverter.

Three-phase asynchronous motors for Brescia district heating

By exploiting the great availability of residual heat from the metallurgy furnace of the O.R.I. Martin, from Brescia, a new heat pump will be able to inject excess heat into the district heating in the city of Brescia. A great technological advance, allowing a welcome energy maximization in the global effort to reduce our energy consumption.
The IMFinity® FLSES 600 kW IE4 motors by Leroy Somer, Nidec brand, present in the new Turboden spa heat pumps will allow energy maximization with the recovery of energy, for district heating. IMfinity® is a platform of high-efficiency IE3, IE4 and non-IE variable-or fixed-speed motors. The power range of asynchronous motors reaches 1500 kW and they are available with IP55/IP65 or IP23 protection degree, so satisfying industrial ambit requirements, irrespective of the environment typology.
IMfinity platform motors have been developed to ensure efficiency levels at primary voltages and frequencies that cover at least 80% of the power supply on a world scale, maintaining the compliance with existing or future energy regulations.

Electric début for Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Tonale is the first electrified C-SUV of the brand, a model that marks the Brand’s metamorphosis. Its début on road symbolically starts from Como, from the places where Alessandro Volta invented the first battery, the first generator of dynamic electricity.
And Alfa Romeo is entering the electrification era, fully remaining faithful to its DNA of Italian sportsmanship, due to state-of-the-art electrification systems conceived to be at the service of the brand.
The motor 48v Hybrid VGT (Variable Geometry Turbo), featuring 160 HP, exclusivity by Alfa Romeo, makes its dĂ©but. The 1.5 petrol engine with variable geometry turbo is combined with Alfa Romeo TCT seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, with “P2” electric motor featuring 48- volts, 15 kW and 55 Nm (135 Nm due to the transmission ratio 2.5:1) and it can supply traction to wheels even when the internal combustion engine is off. Due to this technical solution, Tonale offers a real electrified experience. Performances are relevant, too: in the 0 – 100 km/h the stopwatch stops after 8.8 seconds and the highest speed is 210 km/h.
Available also the Hybrid, 130 HP version, with Alfa Romeo TCT seven-speed transmission and “P2” 48-volt electric motor, in this case the 0 – 100 km/h acceleration is reached in 9.9 seconds, with a maximum speed of 195 km/h.

The green strategy by Aston Martin: the race towards electric

It is called Racing. Green the sustainability strategy that will involve the whole Aston Martin under the supervision of the apposite Committee for sustainability. Assets include the net zero emission within 2030 in manufacturing plants and by 2039 on the whole corporate provisioning chain.
The electrification programme is one of the pillars, too. The automotive company foresees in fact to deliver its first hybrid plug-in, the supercar with central motor Valhalla, at the beginning of 2024. The release of the first electric battery-powered vehicle signed by Aston Martin is forecast by 2025, and within 2026 all new product lines will be available with electrified powertrain. Aston Martin is planning to electrify completely within 2030 the whole primary portfolio of GT and SUV sports cars.
The use of innovative sustainable materials is rising in vehicles by Aston Martin, which is exploring for instance the use of the ecologic aluminium alloy – produced with 100% of renewable energies – and of vegan leather-free interiors available as option, to offer a broader choice to customers and to reduce the environmental impact.

A new electric car from Usa: INDI One

Electric vehicles of the future must provide passengers with more opportunities than ever before; whether it be entertainment, creativity, options to work on the go, or integrations with Web3.0 and blockchain technologies.
This core concept led the start-up Indiev, founded in Los Angeles in 2017, to the development of the INDI One. Its name stands for Independent, underlining the distance of this new brand from historical brands of American automotive.
The first can be already booked now in the United States, but the production should start at half 2023. The versions proposed are two: the standard one with rear-wheel drive and a single 205 kW motor, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in slightly less than 7 seconds. 75 kWh battery and 370 km autonomy according to EPA American standard, more restrictive than WLTP.
Whereas the Premium version has 95 kWh battery and 480 km of autonomy, four-wheel drive and a second motor on the front axle, 349 kW power, with 730 Nm of torque, for an acceleration from 0 to 100 km in about 4.3 seconds.

Electric releases: Fiat 500 “La Prima by Bocelli”

After the great success of the New 500 “La Prima Launch Edition”, New 500 “La Prima by Bocelli” is at its debut. The new version, first city-car with level-2 assisted drive, has an autonomy of 320 km, certified by the WLTP homologation cycle, which rises up to 460 km if used in the city traffic. The electric motor is the most powerful in the entire range, able to unleash 117 HP and 220 Nm of torque.
The great clamour is due to the fact it is the first city car in the world equipped with “Virtual Venues” technology by JBL for excellent-level audio experience. The new high-end version of the Fiat icon offers the JBL Premium Audio mastered by Andrea Bocelli as standard, an audio premium plant featuring 320 W of total power, highly refined in architecture and performances. To make the JBL audio system tailor-made for the vehicle, FIAT has availed itself of the experience of the most popular living tenor in the world, Maestro Andrea Bocelli.
“The amazing success of New 500 La Prima, the high-end model of our electric icon, has made us understand that our customers want a premium product, which is very Italian and very iconic: in other words, they pursue and they want the best of the Made in Italy – he states -. Precisely in Italy, we can find the utmost expression of art, of beauty and of music. For this reason,
Olivier Francois, CEO FIAT and Global CMO of Stellantis declared: «Together with maestro Andrea Bocelli, we have created the perfect listening experience to enhance the silence of a car. Besides, due to JBL technology, enriched by the excellent Virtual Venues system, we assure an immersive perfectly tailored listening experience».

Electric sailing in Portofino

In the boating world, two excellences have shaken their hands to bring the “electric Corvette” to the seas. It is the historical shipyard Giorgio Mussini and E4Boat, which has supplied the electric motors to make the iconic boat of Portofino, the Corvette, in the zero-emission version. E4Boat is a business network consisting of innovative companies, such as Terzago Robotics Srl, which shines in the advanced robotics sector, 4E Consulting Srl that operates in the field of electrified and hybrid propulsion and Selene Shipyards Srl that stands out in shipbuilding.
The idea of the electric Corvette was born two years ago by Mussini’s. Emanuela Bertullo, marketing manager, has explained us: «We had conceived the idea long time ago, but we needed a partner for the electric motor and it was not easy to find the right solution. The matter of the motor, for a boat like the ones we produce, is fundamental because performances are important and the shift from an endothermic to an electric motor is not trivial».
Protagonist of the operation is Corvette 24: elegant and refined, it is an 8-metre luxury day cruiser that combines comfort with speed, manoeuvrability with seakeeping. The electric permanent-magnet motor features 30 kW minimum power, with static power converter and battery modules for overall 65 kWh (autonomy of 4h with 16 kW of absorption). The overall weight is 550 kg and will be housed in the existing compartments of Corvette 24, one for each side of the hull and one in the housing of the current endothermic motor.

The electric car of 2022-year? The new Volkswagen ID. Buzz

Top Gear Electric Awards celebrate the electrification importance in the automotive sector. Recently, on such occasion, the new Volkswagen ID. Buzz has been crowned electric car of the year, especially for the spacious interiors and the practical drive, praising it also for its iconic style, inspired by the original design of Volkswagen T1.
ID. Buzz is the first fully electric vehicle by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles implemented on the Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB) platform. Cian O’Brien, Director of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, affirmed: «As brand, we are living an important electrification travel, and the so longed-for ID. Buzz marks the beginning of this exciting experience. Being able to launch a car that is cool in design, with sustainability at the core of its creation, is an excellent way to show our customers it is still possible to do all things we like and travel wherever we want, even having a positive impact on the environment».
Moreover, here are the words by Ollie Marriage, Manager of Top Gear car tests: «People who pretend having an active lifestyle drive a SUV, those who actually do it drive a Volkswagen van. All those we have met have liked the brand’s rediscovery of its icon and have found ID. Buzz airy, fresh and energetic. Is it not phantastic that Volkswagen has finally had the courage of reinventing the original? It is charmingly simple and yet utterly uplifting. And, for this reason, it is our electric car of the year».

The new electric Suv Lotus is Eletre

It is brand-new the presentation of Eletre, the new SUV by Lotus, which should be available for the first European customers in 2023. It is a real epochal shift for the renowned brand of sports cars, but not of the first electrified model, role played by the hypercar Evija.
Concerning the technical specifications, Lotus declared that the car can boast over 600 HP of power granted by two electric motors, one in the front and one in the rear. Everything is powered by a battery exceeding 100 kWh, which ensures an autonomy of 600 km in the WLTP cycle.
The electric hyper-SUV performances are declared as 260 km/h of maximum speed and zero-one hundred hourly in less than 3 seconds.
Moreover, Eletre is equipped with various Lidar sensors that are exploited by the vehicle for its sophisticated drive assistance system, expected to be ready for the level 4 of autonomous guide.

Zero-emission yacht

ZEN Yachts (acronym of Zero Emission Nautic), the new-born Malta manufacturer of electric boats, has recently announced to have received the first order of the electric ZEN50 catamaran, now under construction in Europe, in Barcelona.
Actually, the electric 12-passenger catamaran, over 15-metre long, joins sailing with the electric propulsion and is recharged by solar energy: it has a roof fully covered by solar panels, with 16 kW power peak. The yacht is equipped with two DC 40 kW motors powered by a 160-kWh lithium battery pack.
The electric motor-sail combination can drive ZEN50, which is totally self-sufficient from the energy point of view, to the maximum speed of 14 knots (26 km/h) and to a cruise speed of 6-10 knots (11-18.5 km/h).
ZEN50 can also be equipped with other zero-emission technologies such as a diving compressor, e-foil, electric jet boards and current water maker.