Generative design will be a key enabler for new and established automotive companies as they develop all-electric vehicle platforms. The ability to generate electrical system architectures ...

The modular motor is designed to sit at either axle and one diagram shows the layout of a vehicle with four of the units, with one at each wheel to create an electric all-wheel-drive system.

A video diagram of Volkswagen’s ID.4 heat pump system [Image: VW/YouTube] If an EV switches to a heat pump instead of using resistive heating, the battery range can improve significantly.