Subaru Corporation and Aisin Corporation have partnered to develop and share production of eAxles for use in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) that Subaru will start producing from the latter half of the 2020s, by combining their knowledge and expertise in vehicle and transmission development.
This collaborative development, based on the concepts of high efficiency, light weight, and compactness, strives to accomplish a variety of performance parameters while taking into account the situations in which consumers will use their cars.
An eAxle is a drive unit that incorporates the major components required to push a vehicle with an electric motor as its primary power source, such as BEVs, within an axle framework. It consists mostly of a gearbox, a motor, and an inverter.
Furthermore, the two firms will investigate ideal components suppliers and manufacturing schemes, with a focus on maintaining and developing the existing supply chain, which is facing substantial changes in the business climate as vehicle electrification advances.
Both Subaru and Aisin have a common goal of contributing to a carbon-neutral society. While Subaru has established a roadmap toward 2050 and is accelerating initiatives such as electrification, Aisin aims to achieve a carbon-neutral society by advancing initiatives in terms of production and products, and is accelerating the development of eAxle, which is as the top priority product, by pursuing higher efficiency and downsizing.
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