Kreisel Electric Presents Automated 2-speed Gearbox for Electric Vehicles
The Austrian company Kreisel Electric is one of the most progressive and forward-looking businesses in the E-vehicle industry. Products of Kreisel (namely batteries) picked up prizes for being lighter than those offered by other firms. Kreisel also managed to convert Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Mercedes Benz G-Class to an E-power.
Recently, the company, in collaboration with
Sala Drive, has designed an automated 2- speed gearbox intended for application
in electric powertrains. The new product is ready for manufacturing and can
handle inputs of up to 800 horsepower and 813 Nm of torque. Such enhanced load capacity
makes this gearbox perfect for application in trucks and buses up to fifteen
tons. The gearbox can operate jointly with double-motor axles as well as
single-motor arrangements.
Cutaway of Kreisel gearbox
The process of shifting from one gear to the
next one takes about 0.25 seconds, because of embedded sensors that permanently
monitor this operation. A limited-slip differential (LSD) is also integrant to
the gearbox to guarantee unceasing torque application even on greasy roads. A
built-in oil tank and electric oil pump deliver needed lubrication under any
driving conditions without the intervention of the driver. The gearbox also has
a modular interface that supports a variety of motor and gearbox applications.
One of the peculiarities of electric cars up to
the present day has been their technical simplicity in comparison with cars
equipped with IC-engines and conventional gearboxes. Adding a gearbox to an
electric car may look like a setback from this trend. But having such a
transmission at your disposal could result in production of commercial cars
with smaller, light-weight, and less expensive battery packs, which would make
it possible to equip more cars with electric powertrains.
About Kreisel Electric GmbH & Co KG
Kreisel Electric is an Austrian company
specialized in production of electric systems and battery storage for electric
cars. The company was established in 2014 by Kreisel brothers and has been one
of the leading representatives of e-mobility and electrification trends in the
world of cars from then onward. The company designs the world’s lightest-weight
and most powerful batteries. Today, the company designs products for various
means of transportation (from motor cars to aircrafts).
