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GM reveals new Ultium Drive EV motors designed and developed in-house with GM propulsion software

Green Car Congress

At the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss revealed GM’s group of three all-new motors that will power its Ultium-based EVs. Designed by GM, the 180kW front-drive motor, 255kW rear- and front-drive motor and 62kW all-wheel drive assist motor are part of Ultium Drive.

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How Olympics Officials Try to Catch "Motor Doping"

Cars That Think

This scenario played out in May at the Routes de l’Oise cycling competition near Paris, and the van was believed to contain evidence of a distinctly 21st-century cheat: a hidden electric motor. Cyclists call it “motor doping.” Motor doping has only been confirmed once in professional cycling, way back in 2016.

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Vitesco lands €2B order for EMR4 axle drive from Hyundai Motor Group for EVs

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Vitesco Technologies has landed a €2-billion contract to supply its new generation axle drive EMR4 (Electronics Motor Reducer) to Hyundai Motor Group. The order was already mentioned in March at Vitesco Technologies’ annual press conference without naming the customer. © Vitesco Technologies GmbH. © Vitesco Technologies GmbH.

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Webinar: Accelerating motor And drive development through advanced analysis – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

In the evolving motor and drive technology field, optimizing performance and addressing system inefficiencies are pressing concerns. See the full session list for the Fall Virtual Conference on EV Engineering here. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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IonQ and Hyundai Motor expand quantum computing partnership; object detection and metal catalyst simulations

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IonQ announced the next stages of its partnership with Hyundai Motor Company to develop the vehicles of the future. Hyundai Motor Company and IonQ will work to develop on IonQ’s quantum computers machine vision algorithms capable of conducting object detection on three dimensional data from autonomous vehicles.

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition. University of Waterloo. Virginia Tech.

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Schaeffler acquires motor manufacturer Compact Dynamics; power electronics agreement with SEMIKRON

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Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler finalized a purchase contract with SEMIKRON International GmbH for the acquisition of 51% of the shares of Compact Dynamics GmbH , a manufacturer of high-performance electric motors. SEMIKRON International GmbH is a world market leader for innovative power electronics. Resources.

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