E-axles are a developing electric powertrain technology that places electric motors and associated gears directly at the axle. E-axles can replace a centralized motor/engine, freeing significant space ...

ANAHEIM, California—ZF premiered its all-new AxTrax 2 electric axle platform at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. The integrated and modular e-powertrain system for light-, medium-, and ...

Meritor Blue Horizon’s new 14Xe all-electric powertrain is now under production and available for sales for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles. The 14Xe ePowertrain is a fully integrated, ...

In the battle for efficiency, weight reduction, range and frame space, builders of battery-electric trucks need all the allies they can muster. For ZF, this meant stepping into the battle with AxTrax2 ...

German manufacturer of machine and car parts Schaeffler is set to introduce its modular EMR4 (Electronics Motor Reducer, 4th generation) electric axle drive at the upcoming IAA MOBILITY event. In ...

As a diesel lover, I expected my experience driving a Class 8 truck with an electric powertrain to rank between boredom and dreadful. But a trip to Gothenburg, Sweden, revolutionized my thinking. At ...

In another sign of the automotive supplier industry shifting to commoditize the components needed for OEMs to build electric vehicles, ZF has introduced a solid rear axle for pickup trucks that has an ...

Hitachi Astemo reports significant increase of demand for e-axle drive units for xEVs (BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs) and announced plans of expansion of its electrification business. The Japanese company, formed ...

Back at the IAA Transportation 2022 exhibition, German Tier 1 automotive supplier Mahle presented the Super Continuous Torque (SCT) motor, an electric machine capable of running continuously at 90% of ...

Magna's eBeam electrified live axle is designed to be a direct replacement for today's live-axle rear suspensions, featuring the exact same spring and shock mounts used by internal combustion trucks.

BRIMLEY, Mich. — Magna International Inc. has developed a battery-electric, four-wheel-drive powertrain system that it says can offer automakers the chance to electrify their pickups without having to ...