{"id":26039,"date":"2020-08-06T15:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/bentley-motors-looks-to-the-future-of-electric-drive\/"},"modified":"2021-08-25T14:38:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T12:38:26","slug":"bentley-motors-looks-to-the-future-of-electric-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autoestrada.ch\/en\/bentley-motors-looks-to-the-future-of-electric-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Bentley Motors looks to the future of electric drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Bentley Motors today announces a three-year research study that promises to transform electric vehicle powertrains, utilising a fully integrated, free from rare-earth magnet e-axle that supports electric vehicle architectures. This reinforces Bentley\u2019s ambition to lead sustainable luxury mobility and introduce the first fully electric Bentley by 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">The study, titled Octopus (Optimised\u00a0Components,\u00a0Test and simulatiOn, toolkits for\u00a0Powertrains which integrate\u00a0Ultra high-speed motor\u00a0Solutions) follows an initial 18-month investigation that delivered a technological breakthrough in electric drive systems for high-performance vehicles.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"autoestrada-nel-contenuto autoestrada-entity-placement\" id=\"autoestrada-2865918880\" style=\"position: relative;padding: 30px;border: 2px solid red;margin: 25px auto 35px;text-align: center;width: fit-content;\"><div class=\"autoestrada-adlabel\">Advertising<\/div><div id=\"autoestrada-3622833204\"><!-- START ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\nvar uri = 'https:\/\/impfr.tradedoubler.com\/imp?type(img)g(25346028)a(2263928)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11);\r\ndocument.write('<a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p=289682&a=2263928&g=25346028\" target=\"_BLANK\"><img src=\"'+uri+'\" border=0><\\\/a>');\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- END ADVERTISER: from tradedoubler.com --><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Building on the UK\u2019s leading electronics research, the resulting electric drive system exceeded the latest permanent magnet motor performance while simultaneously removing the need for both rare-earth magnets and copper windings, delivering a package both cost effective and recyclable at its end of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">OCTOPUS will take this leading-edge motor, power electronics and packaging transmission design, adding next generation materials, manufacturing processes, simulation and test cycles to deliver a full e-axle powertrain with unique levels of integration and revolutionary performance characteristics suitable for real world application by 2026.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Commenting on the project, Stefan Fischer, Director of Powertrain Engineering at Bentley Motors, said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201cWe have made no secret of our ambition to lead the way in the delivery of sustainable luxury mobility, Beyond100. We have a clear roadmap to offer a hybrid option for every model by 2023, starting with the Bentayga Hybrid, and our next goal moves towards a fully electric Bentley by 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u201cHowever today, there remains challenges and package constraints on the viability and flexibility of electric vehicle powertrains that are able to fully support ev architectures. With the industry, technologies and cars changing faster than ever before, research projects such as Octopus are crucial to deliver innovative technologies and overcome challenges for the next generation of mobility solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">OCTOPUS is an OLEV funded project delivered in partnership with Innovate UK which brings together the following partners with distinct roles and responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Bentley Motors\u00a0\u2013 Specification setting, vehicle integration plan and system test<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Advanced Electric Machines Ltd\u00a0\u2013 Motor manufacturing and systems assembly<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Advanced Electric Machines Research Ltd\u00a0\u2013 Motor and transmission design<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">The Thinking Pod Innovations Ltd\u00a0&amp; Nottingham University\u00a0\u2013 Power electronics optimisation and alternative wide band gap system design<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">The Institute for Advanced automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS) at the University of Bath\u00a0\u2013 Integrated system analysis and proof of concept validation testing<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">HiETA Technologies Ltd\u00a0\u2013 AM component design and manufacture for thermal management including stator core housing, power electronics and E-axle oil cooling\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">FD Sims Ltd\u00a0\u2013 Next generation wire technology development<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Talga Technologies Ltd\u00a0\u2013 2D materials development for next generation winding technologies<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Diamond Light Source\u00a0\u2013\u00a0UK\u2019s national synchrotron light source providing access to X-ray facilities for measurements<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Hartree Centre (Science and Technology Facilities Council)\u00a0\u2013 Advanced system testing and co-simulation toolkit development<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Francesca Iudicello, Programme Manager for low &amp; zero emission vehicles at Innovate UK added, \u201cThe IDP Programme is playing a significant part in the UK\u2019s push to net zero carbon by providing support for the development of ground-breaking zero emission technologies. The APEX and Octopus projects are an outstanding example of how the partnership between a UK SME and a global OEM can continue through the different development stage of motor drives, which puts UK innovation at the forefront of the high performance PEMDs market worldwide.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">Advanced Electric Machines Group CEO, Dr. James Widmer, said \u201cHaving already worked closely with Bentley to successfully deliver a proof of concept, we look forward to this new project to push the performance, packaging and sustainability of electric vehicle drives to a new level, removing the need for rare-earths and copper and achieving the highest levels of system integration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bentley Motors today announces a three-year research study that promises to transform electric vehicle powertrains, utilising a fully integrated, free from rare-earth magnet e-axle that supports electric vehicle architectures. This reinforces Bentley\u2019s ambition to lead sustainable luxury mobility and introduce the first fully electric Bentley by 2026. 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