Ohio-based drivetrain and e-propulsion systems manufacturer Dana will launch production of a family of e-transmissions for a variety of medium-duty electric vehicle applications in 2024 in Europe and 2025 in North America.
The company unveiled its Spicer Electrified Zero-6 e-transmission at ACT Expo in Anaheim, California, Tuesday.
Part of the Spicer Electrified e-powertrain offerings, the new e-transmission optimizes operating range and vehicle performance for applications ideally suited to a central drive e-propulsion system with a conventional axle and driveshaft layout. It accommodates a diverse range of medium-duty applications, such as straight trucks, walk-in vans, refuse trucks, utility trucks, platform trucks and more.
[Related: Test drive of Spicer’s electric driveline]
“Dana Graziano’s (an Italian-based manufacturer of gearboxes, drivelines and mechatronics components).e-transmission technologies are already driving some of the most notable and advanced high-performance vehicles in the world, including Lamborghini, McLaren and Ferrari, so why shouldn't we have these in the trucking industry,” Ryan Laskey, senior vice president of Dana Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems, said during a press conference Tuesday at ACT Expo. “We are now bringing Dana's superior engineering and technical expertise in EV and hybrid transmissions to the commercial vehicle space, combining performance, efficiency and reliability.”
The new e-transmissions have been engineered to provide the highest level of efficiency and performance with maximum startability, gradeability and road speed, Laskey said.
