VW Debuts New 282 HP Electric Motor, Will Likely Power The ID.7

Automakers are pouring billions into electrical conveyance development and we’re already starting to spot the fruits of their labor. The latest beforehand comes from Volkswagen, which has introduced their caller APP550 thrust unit.

Designed to connection higher show and improved efficiency, the APP550 volition beryllium launched successful the 4th quarter. It’s slated to nutrient 282 hp (210 kW / 286 PS) and astir 406 lb-ft (550 Nm) of torque – depending connected the vehicle’s cogwheel ratio.

Volkswagen says the improved show tin beryllium chalked up to a assortment of antithetic factors including an “enhanced stator with a higher effectual fig of windings and a larger ligament cross-section.” The institution besides utilized a much almighty magnet and reinforced the portion to “withstand the sizeable torques produced.”

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Engineers didn’t conscionable absorption connected show arsenic they besides paid attraction to efficiency. As portion of this effort, they “optimized a fig of components successful the powertrain, including the thermal absorption system.”  In particular, the powertrain features a cooling strategy that doesn’t trust connected an electrically driven lipid pump.

Instead, “heated lipid is cooled by the vehicle’s coolant circuit, which keeps the thrust astatine operating temperature.” Volkswagen besides noted the extracurricular of the stator is equipped with a vigor sink.

We’ll apt perceive much astir the APP550 aboriginal this year, but Volkswagen said the thrust strategy volition beryllium produced astatine their Kassel plant. It’s expected to beryllium utilized successful the ID.7, which debuts connected April 17th.