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Press Release: Elaphe and McLaren Applied pave the way for highly efficient and hyper-responsive EVs with strategic partnership

Las Vegas, USA | January 4, 2023 Elaphe and McLaren Applied’s partnership is founded on a shared DNA and a clear vision to support a new vehicle segment of highly efficient and hyper-responsive electric vehicles. The companies are collaborating to provide an in-wheel propulsion system, coupling McLaren Applied’s innovations in inverter technology with Elaphe’s cutting-edge direct-drive in-wheel motors and vehicle…

See Elaphe Christmas video – and Happy holidays!

As the year goes by, we have a lot to be grateful for – including your consistent support in the Elaphe story! It’s in our tradition to share Christmas cheers – Elaphe way. This year, we tackled an especially important task –  how to fulfil Santa’s wishes – Elaphe style. Follow the video link below to see how we went…

LEITNER and Elaphe on Connx: intensive testing and development phase as a major step towards market readiness

LEITNER, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ropeway systems, and Elaphe Propulsion Technologies Ltd. are working together on the Connx vehicle, a hybrid solution, connecting the ropeway system with ground support. In February, we made the collaboration public and during this time, major steps towards market readiness were made, especially in terms of intensive testing and development. The progress…

Sys2wheel final project video

Turkey, Spain, Germany … the team has covered many grounds to cover the outcomes of the Sys2wheel project that aimed at developing next-generation electric vehicles used for city logistics. With the project closure, the partners Elaphe, Virtual Vehicle, Idiada, Tofaş and other industry players discussed the work and technologies involved. You are invited to watch Sys2wheel final project video, covering the…

Elaphe on DREEM e-motor design and prototype tests

Elaphe is part of the DREEM project, also named »Designing useR centric E-kickscooters & business models for Enhancing interModality«. The project aims at developing, producing and measuring a safe and modular 3-wheel electric kick scooter for urban and suburban mobility, incorporating innovations on the e-motor and on applying modular, foldable and improved safety control and features. In the project, Elaphe…

Elaphe partners with the MIH consortium

As a pioneer of new EV propulsion architectures based on multiple-wheel drive, Elaphe is joining the MIH Alliance, an open EV platform, uniting market enablers. The Foxconn-initiated MIH Consortium is bringing together strategic partners like Elaphe together from across the automotive industry to build the next generation of electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and mobility service applications. The community of leaders…

Aptera and Elaphe ink deal for scale production

Aptera Motors, a pioneer in solar EVs, and a long-standing Elaphe partner has announced the details of powertrain mass production plans. Elaphe will manufacture and supply Aptera with in-wheel motors, leading to a 100,000 unit annual capacity at the production centre in Slovenia and further expansion of capacities in the US. The Elaphe and Aptera story goes back to 2010,…

Elaphe and Lightyear develop the most efficient production powertrain in the world

With the launch of the Lightyear 0 vehicle, the world’s first production-ready solar car, Lightyear’s collaboration with Elaphe on the in-wheel motor platform also became public.   Being in touch with Lightyear’s team for more than half of a decade, many efforts and design loops have been focused on pushing our proprietary electromagnetic layouts to the extremes in all sorts…

The “fat ballerina” on winter testing grounds

Do in-wheel solutions work under all the conditions? Are in-wheel motors durable enough? Do Elaphe control functions satisfy all the relevant standards? Elaphe team continuously performs vehicle testing sessions to evaluate the durability, reliability, safety, and performance of in-wheel-powered vehicles. In March 2022, the team headed to the proving grounds of Arjeplog, Sweden, to tune vehicle dynamics algorithms and perform…

ASTRABAT applies certifications to all-solid-state battery prototype

ASTRABAT’s technical partners, Elaphe and Lomartov, discuss the development and testing of a new all-solid-state Li-ion cell architecture for the next generation of 2030 Li-ion batteries. Innovation News Network approached us with interest in learning about the battery advancement of solid-state batteries, developed as part of the European project ASTRABAT and its 14 consortium partners. The project stands for enabling…

Which flux type are our motors – radial or axial flux?

With axial flux motors surfing on a bit of hype right now, we frequently get questions on the flux type we are using to design Elaphe high-performance motors and the thought process behind it. Our team takes these questions very seriously, so we even reached out to other companies in the in-wheel motor space to see, how others in the…

Elaphe-Leitner ropeway story

LEITNER, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ropeway systems, and Elaphe Propulsion Technologies Ltd. share part of the same DNA. They are both pioneers in gearless electric motors, LEITNER, with its DirectDrive for ropeways and wind turbines applications, Elaphe in electric vehicles. Together, the companies are enabling a new mobility solution – ConnX.   Elaphe and Leitner have decided…

Elaphe on CES 2022!

With the approaching opening of a new investment round and the ever-important business development activities of Elaphe, we set out to increase our efforts of introducing Elaphe tech to the wider US market. Elaphe presented its tech, team and organization at the biggest consumer tech show in the world – CES 2022. This year, the even hosted more than 2000…

Happy holidays from Elaphe team!

In Elaphe, we have a tradition of spreading joy with a goofy Christmas video – and this year is no exception! ✨ For us, 2021 was all about progress. May it be in the in-wheel maturity activities, expanding our project portfolio or growing our team – we made sure the video showcases our efforts with lots of Christmas spirit. We…

7 million € for Elaphe Propulsion Technologies as support from the Slovenian government

Elaphe Propulsion Technologies, the world leader in multiple wheel drive electronics and electric in-wheel-drive technology for electric vehicles, was granted 7 million euros  by the Slovenian government for further technology advancements. The subsidy will serve as a springboard to secure further growth of this 150+ engineering team towards a higher market dominance in a sector of new mobility solutions, passenger…