Astemo

Hitachi Astemo said it would provide inverters and motors to transmission maker Jatco which would in turn supply e-axles for future Nissan Motor e-Power and battery electric vehicles. Jatco would be a Tier 1 systems integrator for the automaker’s e-axles, using Hitachi Astemo’s “highly efficient, low loss” motors which use a square wire, as well as “highly efficient inverters”. The supplier said demand was expected to…

Hitachi Astemo, the Japanese supplier, said it had developed a prototype steer by wire steering device which eliminates the conventional steering wheel and expands cabin space. “Steer by wire is….. an essential technology for self-driving and other next generation vehicles,” the company said in a statement. Its new technology links the steering and turning actuators via electric signals to steer the car providing, the…

Hitachi Astemo said it had received electric axle (e-Axle) orders for mid- and large size battery electric vehicles from Honda Motor slated for global launch in 2026. The systems integrator will deliver a high performance, integrated drive unit with the e-Axle system combining a silicon carbide (SiC) inverter; a square wire, low loss, high efficiency motor and a compact, quiet gearbox from an unnamed gearbox manufacturer.…