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2015 Koenigsegg Regera: First hypercar with direct-drive trickery

The 2015 Koenigsegg Regera arrived as a hypercar that refused to play by the usual rules, trading a conventional multi‑gear ...
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Stories about: direct drive

5 Oct 2021, 09:58 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea // The Japanese at Hitachi and Hitachi Astemo have developed a type of direct drive system that reduces energy loss by 30 percent and increases the range of ...
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New Japanese Direct Drive System for EVs Promises a Reduction in Energy Loss by 30 Percent

Hitachi Astemo announced a new compact and lightweight direct drive system that would reduce energy loss and increase the range of electric vehicles. In the ongoing race for better range, automakers ...
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Compact, lightweight direct drive system for EVs launched

Hitachi and Hitachi Astemo jointly announced the development a compact, lightweight direct drive system for EVs which combines the motor, inverter, and brake into a single unit. This enables the ...
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Hitachi: Compact, Lightweight Direct-Drive System to Make In-Wheel Electric Vehicles Closer to a Production Reality

TOKYO, Sept 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire) - - Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) and Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. today jointly announced the development a compact, lightweight direct-drive(1) system for the increasingly ...