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NdFeB magnets play a critical role in the fight against climate change as they are used in clean technologies such as wind turbines generators and motors in electric vehicles. As we transition to an electrically driven society then the demand for these materials will increase almost exponentially. The supply of these materials is geographically concentrat...

Future Pathway UK, is a collaborative, industry-led feasibility study between GKN Automotive Innovation Centre, Belcan and the University of Nottingham. The purpose of this feasibility study is to assess the viability of UK manufacture of electric drive and power electronics for global mass-market applications and recommend the pathway to achieve a global...

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"MiWheel is collaborative, industry led feasibility study, between the GKN Innovation Centre, AVID technology and Warwick Manufacturing Group. The purpose is to assess if 48V battery in wheel electric drive can be made viable for mass market adoption in L/M and CAV class vehicles; define the technology, design and manufacturing processes that will enable ...

The ACeDrive project aims to develop a 2030 generation eDrive power train but for production by 2023, in so doing it will hasten the displacement of the internal combustion engine, enable manufactures both to gain greater range and performance from their vehicles and lower the cost to the consumer. Project ACeDrive consortium is comprised of GKN Innovatio...

It is forecast that by 2025 40% of passenger vehicle sales will feature some form of electrification. Risk averse global manufacturers need their supply chain to deliver proven, market ready low carbon technologies to meet rapidly changing consumer demands and legislative requirements. HIPERCAR 2 takes the results of successful R&D projects, progressing f...

Williams Hybrid Power (WHP), supported by GKN Land Systems, have developed a hybrid system to regenerate braking energy on city buses utilising their Gyrodrive system with a high speed flywheel originally developed for Le Mans Prototypes KERS technology. To date this development work has shown the fuel savings in excess of 25% for the bus operators. In th...

This project will develop fundamental science, applied engineering knowledge and safety-critical engineering processes, and contribute strongly to creation of a technical standard for, the design, analysis, manufacture and test of composite flywheel energy storage systems for transport applications. By doing so, in an unprecedented collaboration of the UK...

GyroDrive is a game changing hybrid concept for City bus and HGV applications. Despite significant pressure to reduce emissions and improve fuel consumption, the commercial uptake of hybrid buses has been low due the high system cost. Additionally, with a life of up to 20 years, there will be a significant number of diesel buses in service for the forseea...

Kinergy delivers a hybridisation system with potential for 30% fuel/C02 saving at an on-cost of below £1000, which will strongly accelerate the mass-market uptake of hybrid vehicles. The program deploys technologies in which the UK has leadership, based on a first generation derived from motorsport. First generation flywheel-hybrids suffer from risks and ...