”The CTI Symposium is for us PUNCH Powerglide, one of the few independent gearbox manufacturers, a must-attend event for meeting and networking with important decision makers across the transmission and drivetrain world in the automotive industry. Participating at the European edition of the Symposia is of key importance for us, since we want to strengthen…
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ElringKlinger is developing new production processes to improve output of thin steel sheet stacks for electric traction motors
Due to the change from internal combustion engines to electric drives in automotive applications, both the demand as well as the requirements for laminated stacks that form the iron core of an electric traction motor are increasing. ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT COMPONENTS In order to optimize energy consumption and reduce the installation space, the iron losses…
Continue readingNew Castrol study reveals ‘tipping points’ to drive mainstream electric vehicle adoption
Exploring viewpoints of nearly 10,000 consumers, fleet managers and industry specialists globally, Accelerating the EVolution finds that achieving a $36,000 price point, a 31 minute charge time and a 469km range* would rapidly accelerate the global market for EVs.
Continue readingAbstract: Commercial vehicles with fuel cell drivetrain for heavy duty long-haul
Roland Dold, Truck Product Engineering – TP/VEP, Daimler AG, Germany The class of heavy-duty commercial vehicles used in long-distance haulage with their typical application and usage profiles and the typical drives with average installed power in the 350 kW to 400 kW range cause by far the largest share of CO2 emissions worldwide in the…
Continue readingAbstract: MAHLE’s contribution to the defossilization of the transport sector
Dr Jörg Stratmann, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, MAHLE Group, Germany The transport sector accounts for almost one quarter of the global annual CO2-emissions, therefore significant contributions are needed in order to meet the sector target. At the same time, however, it is out common goal to secure individual mobility. To reconcile the…
Continue readingAbstract: Challenges in system-oriented design of electric drives
Prof. Dr Markus Henke, Managing Director Institute for Electrical Machines, Traction and Drives, TU Braunschweig, Germany The design of electrical machines is considered system-oriented and holistically. For the electromagnetic machine design, energy supply and control, cooling possibilities and material properties are included in the design process. These methods are illustrated by current research questions concerning…
Continue readingAbstract: Electrified heavy-duty transport from the perspective of research and industry
Claas Bracklo, Senior Consultant Electromobility, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Germany Dr Patrick Plötz, Head of Business Unit Energy Economics, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI), Germany CO2-Emissions of Trucks have to be reduced at least 30% by 2030 compared to 2019/2020. This requests emission free drive trains in long haul…
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From sprint to marathon – electromobility as (r)evolution
Interview with Dr Jörg Gindele (Magna Transmission Systems) – “Exploring the Limits of Technology”
The new 8DCL900 is more than just a highlight in supercar transmission development. As our interview with Dr Jörg Gindele shows, taking technology to the limits can benefit large-scale production too. Mr Gindele, the new 8DCL900 Performance Dual Clutch Transmission you and Ferrari co-presented at CTI Berlin has a proven predecessor: the 7DCL750. Why the…
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