[TusharK]

Thanks to the Team-BHP fan (he prefers to remain anonymous) who sent these images in. Heartfelt gratitude for sharing it with other enthusiasts via this page!

McLaren Applied Technologies has announced a collaboration with Integral Powertrain and Hewland Engineering for a new e-axle system for hybrid and electric vehicles.



The Combined Traction Unit or CTU-400 is a 400 kW e-axle that features inverter technology developed by McLaren, a pair of 200 kW permanent magnet motors from Integral e-Drive and a pair of reduction gear sets for torque vectoring from Hewland Engineering.

The CTU-400 is claimed to be compact and lightweight, with a power density of 4.4 kW/kg and requires a single high voltage DC connection to the battery and a communication connection. The e-axle will make its debut at the 2018 Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event.

In May 2017, Hewland and Hero Motors had formed a joint venture company called Hero Hewland Limited to provide high-volume powertrain solutions for original equipment manufacturers (OEM).

Link to Team-BHP News

[RM Motorsports]

Mclaren Applied Technologies, which as you may have guessed is the applied technologies wing of the enterprise, are making the Gen2 battery for Formula E though. They have a more-than-passing interest in the technologies at least. Fair enough, battery tech is a big gap in Western car manufacturers’ knowledge, so there’s an obvious sales opportunity there beyond being the supplier to an FIA championship. Formula E teams make their own power trains, though, so there’s no need to design one for that.

The strong implication is that they’re intending to supply them to other car companies; the McLaren brand gets to say it’s powering high-end EVs without actually troubling their existing customer base by making any, at least until that does happen at some point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=MosPrsfsxk4

[GTO]

Here is the full press release. Proud to see Hero's name there: