Continental's tire innovations, from pioneering cord balloon tires a century ago to today's advances, significantly shape mobility, says Edwin Goudswaard, Head of R&D at Continental Tires.
Murata’s new whitepaper explores electric mobility trends and showcases how its charging and sensor technologies enhance vehicle safety and performance.
Renault is currently launching the Clio on the market with the hybrid version of its E-Tech transmission, a remarkably innovative system presented in detail in our dossier "Renault E-Tech, an efficient and affordable full-hybrid transmission". The Captur will also go on sale before the summer, but this will be a plug-in hybrid version, and the Megane Estate will follow shortly afterward. A 9.8 kWh battery and charger are installed in the platform, the voltage has been increased to 400 V and a Sport Mode combines the power of the petrol engine and the two electric motors.
Spurred by the need to roll out electric vehicles, auto manufacturers and suppliers are developing electric motors with greater power densities and higher efficiencies, while making cost trade-offs.
Since its invention nearly 200 years ago, the electric motor has become so popular that its use is ubiquitous in many fields. Is there nothing more to invent? Well, yes actually because the auto industry has been adapting the electric motor — improving its efficiency (which is not as great as so often advertised), increasing its power density, and reducing its weight, form factor, and cost — to meet growing demand for electric and hybrid cars. Of all the types of electric machine technologies, only a few have been chosen by auto manufacturers and suppliers.