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Dürr announces new approach to paint shop energy efficiency

Dürr says its EcoQPower system uses energy flows in a completely new way to make automotive paint shop operations as energy-efficient as possible, by allowing plant operators to move towards electrification.

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ZF presents ‘ultra-compact’ e-drive for passenger cars

ZF has unveiled its electric concept vehicle, the EVbeat, in which the components of an e-driveline have been optimised and combined into a holistic system. These include an ultra-compact 74 kg driveline with a torque density of 70 Nm/kg, holistic thermal management and cloud-networked driveline software. At temperatures around freezing point, the range in real-world operation...

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Clipper Automotive Clipper Cab

This e-taxi, converted from the iconic London black cab, is set for real-world trials. Peter Donaldson explains how it’s being developed The urban jungle is a natural environment for battery EVs, as they can take advantage of its stop-start traffic to recover energy through regenerative braking...

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NIO unveils its first smart electric tourer for Europe

NIO has announced its first EV tourer for Europe, the ET5 Touring. The ET5 Touring uses NIO’s proven dual-motor all-wheel drive system, comprising a 150 kW...

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Electrogenic reveals customer Jaguar E-Type with drop-in EV kit

EV company Electrogenic has revealed the first customer Jaguar E-Type (or XK-E) fitted with one of its plug-and-play, ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kits. The package, which is available worldwide through Electrogenic’s partner...

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Eaton offers sealed high-power lock box connectors

Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced that its eMobility business is now offering specialised high-power lock box...

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Powertrain testing

The growing shift towards electric and other forms of powertrains is being mirrored by changes in the services from test providers. The state of the market for EV powertrain testing could be seen as buoyant at the moment, as the automotive industry transitions from IC...

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Verge Motorcycles launches limited-edition electric superbike

Formula One legend and two-times World Champion Mika Hakkinen has designed the signature model of a new electric superbike in collaboration with Verge Motorcycles. Only 100 models will be produced. The bike has a range of 350 km and a charging time...

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WAE EVR

Developing a new EV on a pre-existing skateboard-type platform offers benefits in terms of the associated times and costs of development cycles. As previously discussed in this publication, altering the wheelbase of a typical car or truck design by 12-15 cm can entail making so many modifications to the transmission...