The main objective of the company is to achieve the maximum possible efficiency with a view to increasing the electric range as much as possible and, in the case of plug-in hybrids, reducing the emissions of the entire system.

According to Magna, the “EtelligentReach” system is capable of increasing the autonomy of an electric car by 20% (more than 145 kilometers) and reaching 100 kilometers of electric autonomy in hybrids.

The supplier has presented the two powertrains at their test center in Arjeplog, Sweden. According to Tom Rucker, president of Magna Powertrain, the technological approach based on scalable building blocks allows meeting the needs of its customers both with complete solutions, such as the all-electric version, and with subsystems and components, such as the version for plug-in hybrids.

For 100% electric vehicles

The electric all-wheel drive system introduced by Magna debuts a new smart decoupling feature that allows electric vehicle engines to turn on or off as needed.

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To increase efficiency, it uses advanced silicon carbide technology in the inverter, which is responsible for converting the direct current that comes out of the traction battery into the alternating current that the motor needs for its operation and that is responsible for controlling the intensity and frequency of energy output varying the speed at which the motor rotates and the power according to the driver’s demand at all times.

This material is the sixth generation of power switches or transistors, which allows obtaining smaller and higher density power modules, operating at higher temperatures and creating opportunities for the use of new materials throughout the power module.

These two innovations are joined by improved operating software, which will be used in all Magna powertrains in both fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.

With future software and hardware updates, Magna ensures that the “EtelligentReach” all-electric four-wheel drive system increases range by 20%, which means gaining more than 145 kilometers compared to average electric models currently produced.

Information: Híbridos y Eléctricos

Written by | Gabriel Sayago

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Hybrid vehicles capable of traveling “significant distances without emitting carbon dioxide” will continue on sale until 2035, the Government advanced in a statement, which plans to invest 1,300 million pound sterling (1,450 million euros) in accelerating the expansion of recharging points electrical.

For a greener world

The move is part of a strategic environmental plan, and Johnson wants to “create and support” 250,000 jobs in the UK, which will host the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in 2021.

Over the next decade, the British Executive plans to mobilize 12,000 million pounds (13,390 million euros) in public investments towards sectors that contribute to the goal of reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050.

Dialogue with manufacturers

UK Government assures that it has maintained “extensive consultations” with vehicle manufacturers and sellers before announcing the future veto on diesel and gasoline engines.

The United Kingdom “already manufactures a significant proportion of electric vehicles in Europe,” says Johnson. Those cars will also help the industry to boost the production development of batteries with an investment of 500 million pounds (560 million euros) in four years.

Johnson also plans to grant 582 million pounds (650 million euros) in subsidies to lower the price and stimulate the sale of zero or “ultra-low” emissions vehicles.

The environmental organization Greenpeace UK declared that the ban announced by the United Kingdom marks a “historic turning point in climate action”.

“The move to electric vehicles is not a panacea, vetoing new polluting gasoline and diesel (cars) by 2030 can put the government on track towards meeting its climate commitments,” said Rebecca Newsom, head of the UK Policy department at Greenpeace.

Johnson’s ten-point environmental roadmap also plans to quadruple the amount of offshore wind power the UK produces over the next decade, to 40 gigawatts (GV).

The use of hydrogen as a fuel for industry, transport and the generation of heat in homes will be promoted with up to 500 million pounds (560 million euros) and 525 million pounds (585 million euros) and will be dedicated to development of plants and nuclear technology.

The UK also aspires to become a “world leader in technologies for capturing and storing harmful emissions”, and aims to have recovered 10 megatons (MT) of carbon dioxide by 2030.

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