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Schaeffler electrifies municipal utility vehicles with in-wheel electric drives
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With electrification , good things come in threes , it seems . No less than three manufacturers of compact municipal vehicles are gearing up to incorporate high-efficiency electric wheel hub motors made by Schaeffler into their production lines in the coming months . Fully electrified , their road sweepers , vans , and snowplow vehicles will operate with zero local CO2 emissions , leading to improved air quality in urban areas .“ Schaeffler is reinventing the drive systems used in small , lightweight electric utility vehicles in our inner cities ,” said Matthias Zink , Schaeffler ’ s CEO Automotive Technologies . The defining feature of the new wheel hub motors is that all the components needed for propulsion and braking are integrated directly into the wheel rim , rather than being positioned centrally or mounted on the drive axles . This architecture saves space and makes the vehicles much more agile
Schaeffler is reinventing the drive systems used in small , lightweight electric utility vehicles in our inner cities .
and maneuverable in city traffic . Utility vehicles powered by these low-noise , fully electric motors are very quiet to operate , resulting in reduced sound pollution in pedestrian areas and on city streets . They can also be operated for extended hours in residential areas because the disturbance to residents is so much less .
One of the first companies to be launching a multifunction vehicle comprising Schaeffler wheel hub motor technology onto the market this year is Jungo . Jungo and Schaeffler have been partnering to tailor the drive technology to the specific everyday requirements of commercial street sweeping . “ The electric in-wheel motors and braking technology eliminates the need for oil changes and greatly enhances our vehicles ’ performance in terms of efficiency , power-to-weight ratio , safety , handling , and braking reliability ,” said Jungo founder and CEO Nicolas Jungo .
Efficient solution for a wide range of inner-city and mobility scenarios
Schaeffler ’ s wheel hub motors have a broad range of inner-city mobile machinery applications , including street sweeping , snow clearing , and waste collection . “ In this vehicle segment , as in others , the question is : what ’ s the fastest and most efficient way to reduce CO2 emissions ? And the answer to