Ask them what they think of Brexit.
Oxford Uni boffins get things rolling at new electric motor factory
An Oxford-based electric motor company is opening a new factory it claims is capable of making 100,000 units a year. Manufacturer YASA will have its ribbon cut by UK business secretary Greg Clark, who is also to announce £184m in investment to be given to 41 UK universities for "doctoral training partnerships" (previously …
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Thursday 1st February 2018 12:34 GMT Fonant
Happen to know someone who works for a YASA competitor. They used to be a UK company (Evo Electric), but Big Business (GKN) bought them and ran them into the ground. Now re-formed in Switzerland.
http://www.phi-power.com/en/home/
I expect YASA will dislike Brexit, and Phi-Power AG won't be that bothered by Brexit.
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Thursday 1st February 2018 18:22 GMT Keith Oborn
Re: So whats special about Yasa electric motors?
They key differentiation is that YASA motors are intended to be in-wheel, so further reducing the complexity and bill of materials for an EV traction system.
The reason this is difficult is it means low RPM, and the power output of an electric motor tends to be a product of RPM x volume - so low RPM means large volume, hence large weight.
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