Protean Electrical, a pacesetter of in-wheel motor (IWM) know-how for passenger automobiles, gentle business automobiles and future transport options, introduced a brand new partnership between Dongfeng Motor Company Technical Heart and Protean’s three way partnership in China, Wuxi Weifu Electrical Drive Expertise (WFDT). The DFM Technical Heart and WFDT partnership that may mix DFM’s experience in distributed drive know-how and Weifu’s industrialized manufacturing functionality to advance manufacturing purposes of Dongfeng’s Any-Drive know-how, powered by ProteanDrive.
ProteanDrive delivers torque and energy on to the wheels with no shafts or gears, and is each lighter and extra environment friendly than standard EV powertrains.
Protean has been working with Dongfeng Motor for a few years and this partnership will speed up the industrialisation of ProteanDrive into DFM automobile applications. We are going to proceed to give attention to technological innovation and product analysis and improvement, which can assist DFM in enhancing its personal know-how and broader market positioning with in-wheel motors.
—Andrew Whitehead, CEO of Protean Electrical
Protean and DFM began to collaborate in 2016; final 12 months, ProteanDrive efficiently powered DFM’s E70 4WD to finish winter testing. In 2018, Weifu Group led Protean’s Collection E funding spherical to assist the industrialization of ProteanDrive, which included the launch of the three way partnership, WFDT, in China.
Protean Electrical is the developer of in-wheel motors together with ProteanDrive, a completely built-in in-wheel drive resolution. Globally Protean Electrical has greater than 280 patents (and 80+ patents pending) throughout 75 patent households with operations in the UK, China and the US.
Protean Electrical was acquired by BEDEO in November 2021 from Nationwide Electrical Car Sweden (NEVS), a subsidiary of Evergrande New Power Car Group.
