GKN to launch UK eDrive research centre

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GKN Automotive is launching a new Advanced Research Centre to develop next generation eDrive systems for future electric vehicles.

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In collaboration with Nottingham and Newcastle Universities, the automotive tech company is aiming to ‘push the boundaries’ of eDrive technology and accelerate modular innovation through a focus on development of ultra-high efficiency EDUs.

GKN Automotive’s £3.5m investment in the Advanced Research Centre, co-located across three engineering facilities, is partly supported through the Melrose Skills Fund to increase automotive electrification capability and strengthen R&D in the UK.

The project will be virtually shared between the universities’ engineering departments, with research teams at each university collaborating with engineers at the GKN Automotive Innovation Centre.

“GKN Automotive is a pioneer of advanced eDrive development and this new research partnership will play a key role in strengthening the innovation of electrification technologies for future advanced propulsion systems,” said Gordon Day, managing director of GKN Automotive Innovation Centre.

“We are extremely proud that this research will be in partnership with Newcastle University and the University of Nottingham, two renowned and respected global leaders in automotive electrification engineering research. 

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