
The concept with double rotor technology could change the automotive industry and key technologies.
The Munich start-up Deep Drive is developing a new type of electric motor with double rotor technology, which, according to experts, offers innovation potential in drive technology and has already won the first car manufacturer as a customer.
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Almost 200 years after its first practical use in 1834, the electric motor is on the verge of a potential leap in development.
A Munich start-up is developing a new type of electric motor that is making the automotive industry sit up and take notice. The concept could also become important for a completely different key technology.
Munich. Almost 200 years after its first practical use in 1834, the electric motor is on the verge of a leap in development. The Munich start-up Deep Drive wants to help electric motors find new uses with their double rotor technology.
The first car manufacturer has chosen the company as a supplier. Experts also praise the company's technology. Andreas Viehmann, professor of drive technology at the Technical University of Darmstadt, says: “Here a German company shows that the electric motor has not yet been completely invented and innovations are possible.”
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