Automotive

ZF is developing a new electric motor for series production. The In-Rotor Inductive-Excited Synchronous Motor is a further development of a separately excited synchronous motor.

Stellantis has teamed up with Aramco to test the use of e-fuels in vehicles with internal combustion engines. Accordingly, millions of Stellantis vehicles in the existing fleet could be fuelled with e-fuels.

BMW plans to launch a new generation of battery-electric vehicles in 2025. A preview of this is provided by the Vision Neue Klasse, which was presented at the IAA Mobility 2023.

The average age of a passenger car in Germany is now ten years. That is a new record. According to an analysis by Deutsche Bank, there are several reasons for this development.

A BMW 7 Series has always promised to set standards in the luxury class. Can the first all-electric version of the sedan do the same? springerprofessional.de and ATZ/MTZ have tested the BMW i7 xDrive 60.

China is on its way to becoming an automotive superpower. The Middle Kingdom has now overtaken Japan as world export champion for the first time. On the Chinese domestic market, too, Chinese brands are outperforming foreign carmakers for the first time.

CATL has unveiled the new battery Shenxing. The LFP battery is said to provide a range of 400 km on a 10-minute charge and a range of over 700 km on a single full charge.

Magna starts the first production of a modular eDecoupling unit for BEVs. The market launch is planned in several vehicles of a German premium OEM.