GKN Automotive, a global provider of drive systems, has unveiled a new plug-and-play eDrive concept designed to meet the growing demand among niche electric vehicle (EV) players and EV conversion companies for modular electric drive … [Read more...]
What types of motors are used in electric vehicles?
Conventional vehicles that rely on internal combustion engines (ICE) could become a rarity in the next couple of decades. Electric vehicles (EVs) are growing in popularity, replacing petrol-driven transportation faster than expected. Despite a higher … [Read more...]
How many electric motors are in a car?
The first gasoline cars had no electric motors; in contrast, today’s cars have tens of “invisible” motors having a range of power levels, sizes, and types. It’s not news that today’s cars, regardless of their motive power source, are packed with … [Read more...]
eLION platform for electrifying mobile machines
Manufacturers from all sectors have recognized that electric drives are an important building block for future viable, sustainable mobile machines. To support and encourage the electrification of off-highway equipment, Bosch Rexroth is now presenting … [Read more...]
Terzo Power Systems launches Hydrapulse electrified hydraulic system
Terzo Power Systems has established itself as the leader in the design and development of electrohydraulic pump systems designed for on- and off-highway mobile vehicles and industrial applications. Terzo Power Systems developed the world’s first … [Read more...]
East versus West in the mobile equipment battle
Are Asian manufacturers primed to be the new global superpowers of the industry? Callum Sarsfield, a founding partner at industrial and energy consulting firm Pullmann Global, recently talked with Alan Berger about the global battle for market share … [Read more...]
Efficient hydraulics key to battery-powered machines
Electrification is a global trend that offers the potential to fight climate change. For mobile-equipment builders, that means intelligently melding hydraulics and electric drives. At the recent Fluid Power Technology Conference in Cleveland, Danfoss … [Read more...]
Transforming mobile machines
Like the construction equipment industry as a whole, the Mobile Hydraulics Group of Bosch Rexroth enjoyed a good a year in 2018. “Our efforts to restructure the company and gain market share definitely paid off,” said Bernd Schunk, Senior Vice … [Read more...]