Succesful trio join up at CTI -Exhibition in Berlin

Sweden/Berlin/Düsseldorf (ots) – Partners in innovation present pioneering transmission for electric vehicles offering low weight, low noise and low cost.

Three innovative Swedish companies have brought together their industry-leading know-how in transmission design, materials and manufacturing to produce a groundbreaking transmission for electric vehicles.

The transmission, which will be on display for the first time at the International CTI Symposium and Exhibition “Innovative Automotive Transmissions and Hybrid- Electric Drives”, held in Berlin from December 5-8, features powder metallurgy (PM) gears. The result is a transmission which offers lower manufacturing costs, lower weight and less noise, which are all in demand by manufacturers of electric vehicles.

For the project Vicura AB, one of the world’s leading transmission design houses, has teamed up with Höganäs, the leading manufacturer of metal powders, and specialist manufacturer SwePart Transmission AB.

“This transmission for electric vehicles is a big step forward,” says Magnus Wall, Sales Director at Vicura. “The key criteria have been lower noise levels – because you don’t have masking noise from a combustion engine – and low costs, because a low-volume product like electric cars require cost-efficient solutions. This transmission fulfils both criteria.”

Anders Flodin, Manager Gear Technology at Höganäs, says: “We have proved the PM gear concept on a more experimental scale and now we have one of the world’s top gear design experts at one of the top design houses taking this forward to the market. Vicura and its customers will reap the benefits in terms of lower costs, lighter weight, less noise and improved fuel economy.”

SwePart has contributed with its expertise of gear design and gear making. Engineering Manager Hans Hansson says: “Our three companies are the first to make PM gears for this application, and this will enable us to build up unique knowledge and therefore put us in a strong position for entering new markets.”

Vicura, Höganäs and SwePart will showcase the new transmission on a joint stand at International CTI Symposium and Exhibition “Innovative Automotive Transmissions and Hybrid- Electric Drives”, alongside a rally car featuring PM gears in its manual gearbox.

[factbox] Meet the partners, see the transmission Vicura, Höganäs and SwePart’s stand at the International CTI Symposium and Exhibition will feature: –

Cutaway model of the pioneering EV transmission featuring

PM gears –

Driver Ramona Karlsson and her Mitsubishi rally car –

Representatives from Vicura, Höganäs and SwePart

For more information, please contact:

Höganäs

Eckart Schneider +46 42 33 80 00 [email protected] SwePart Transmission AB Olle Sand +46 476 209 00 [email protected] VICURA AB Magnus Wall +46 520 29 00 00 [email protected]

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