Powertrain

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Investment motors on

2019-07-29T09:22:00Z

OEMs continue to repurpose established engine plant sites for the electric age

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Gaining traction

2019-07-24T09:15:00Z

The technologies required by the powertrain systems of electric vehicles offer new possibilities for innovation on the part of supplier companies

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Continental opens new powertrain plant in Wuhu

2019-07-19T09:44:00Z

Continental will make a range of components for powertrains at its new facility in Wuhu, China

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Powering up

2019-07-09T11:25:00Z

Key to the performance of an electric vehicle (EV) is its battery technology. Mike Farish looks at some of the latest developments to improve energy storage 

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Combined forces

2019-07-09T11:08:00Z

For powertrain component specialists such as BorgWarner, a shift to electrification is bringing challenges and opportunities. Gareth Price reports

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Powertrain suppliers get electric

2019-04-12T14:13:00Z

The vehicle electrification craze is showing no signs of slowdown. OEMs are unveiling more and more emobility models at glitzy events, and governments all over the world are establishing laws that will eventually push the internal combustion engine to the margins. As a result, powertrain suppliers are setting aside ...

Podcast

E for Electrified – AMS Podcast Episode 02

2019-04-10T11:49:00Z

We focus on emobility for this episode as Gareth Price sheds light on Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory. The unconventional facility in Dresden repurposed to assemble the eGolf is also a showcase for VW’s e-mobility philosophy.

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New piston developments

2019-03-21T14:30:00Z

MAHLE says it is developing a new generation of piston coatings that are intended to guide and reduce the heat entering the pistons. The company claims this initially reduces the demand for piston cooling, and the increased exhaust gas temperature allows a higher quantity of energy to be extracted by ...

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PSA's Poissy plant to add model

2019-03-04T16:30:00Z

France - Groupe PSA has revealed that it will start making the new Opel/Vauxhall B-SUV at its Poissy plant, which is located about an hour north west of the French capital Paris. As a result, the facility will become the first to assemble a vehicle based on the company s ...

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Shift of power

2019-03-04T15:21:00Z

Emobility may be flourishing but the internal combustion engine still has a long way to run. Gareth Price speaks to leading powertrain component suppliers endeavouring to make a smooth transition