Porsche Extends its Commitment to EVs with New Division

[Torv]

Porsche is preparing new technology for its EV future. I can't wait to see how this develops.

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/202...-new-division-software-development-32847.html

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[ciaranob]

EDIT 2! - thought your post was going more towards EV motor designs vs software but still .....

Wonder if they too are looking at the lighter engine designs (axial vs radial flux) that Merc supposedly are considering for future 'high-end' designs like the C111 concept:

https://apple.news/A48_w6eGjTY6TcWa8Nr7GcA

EDIT: May not be able to see that article so a cut and paste additions here:

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The Mercedes-Benz 'Vision One-Eleven' Electrifies A 1970s Icon
By Maxim Staff
Jun 18, 2023

While the Mercedes Vision EQXX and its sportier AMG-crafted counterpart are relatively grounded concepts for a very possible near-future, the latest project from the German marque’s forward-thinking Vision division is truly something else.

Mercedes disciples immediately recognized the Vision One-Eleven for what it is: a futurized version of the 70s-era Mercedes C111 series of rotary engine-powered concepts. Road & Track notes that the wedge shape, gullwing doors, and orange coloring hark back to the experimental C111 rides.

The front end is also a reinterpretation of the “shark nose” front end found on sports cars from a bygone era, which were marked by an aggressively forward lean. But elsewhere, the One-Eleven takes some drastic turns.

It’s autonomous, for one, hence the carefree Lounge mode that puts the seats in a laid-back position (a Race mode gives occupants a better view of the road).

The all-electric powertrain features a single, cutting-edge axial flux motor engineered by the Mercedes-owned British company YASA. While no specs were offered, axial-flux type motors are far-and-away superior in power-to-weight ratios than the radial-flux motors used in today’s EVs.

“In an axial-flux motor, the electromagnetic flow runs parallel to the motor’s rotational axis, which is highly efficient,” YASA CTO Tim Woolmer said in a statement.

“In a radial-flux motor, the flow runs perpendicular to the rotational axis. Compared to radial-flux motors, they have considerably higher and more enduring power reserves, which delivers a whole new level of performance.”

The original C111’s honeycomb grille has been replaced by a grid of tiny squares that sits in front of pixel-style headlights and is illuminated by a white LED bezel. Meanwhile, blue lighting along the rear wheels is visible from both interior and exterior.

The only piece of the Mercedes One-Eleven that will definitely carry over to production vehicles is the axial-flux motor. But it sure is fun to fancy.
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[fullmetalbaal]

I'm not quite sure how they expect to hire top swe talent and get them to move to Nardo.

 

[magnitude]

I'm not quite sure how they expect to hire top swe talent and get them to move to Nardo.

Beautiful city, I'm sure, but oh my god, it's literally all the way out at the heel of the boot?

 

[WasserGKuehlt]

I'm not quite sure how they expect to hire top swe talent and get them to move to Nardo.

"Free laps daily after 5:30pm."
(We're not all nerds. )

 

[fullmetalbaal]

"Free laps daily after 5:30pm."
(We're not all nerds. )

True. But the number of people that is enough of a car nerd to move to the middle of nowhere for laps on Nardo and also top tier software engineer can probably be counted on 2 hands.

 

[magnitude]

to move to the middle of nowhere

The middle of nowhere? It's worse. This is the end of nowhere.

 

[WasserGKuehlt]

The middle of nowhere? It's worse. This is the end of nowhere.

Albania is just a short boat ride away..

 

[magnitude]

Albania is just a short boat ride away..

So you take that "short boat ride"... and then isn't most of that part of Albania's coast mountains?

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