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WAE and Italdesign partner for EV solution

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Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) has partnered with Italdesign, aiming to bring a high-performance EV solution to the upper-premium automotive market.

Bringing ten years of electrification work, with specialist knowledge of high-performance lightweight batteries and experience as battery supplier to the Formula E, ETCR and Extreme-E racing series’, Oxfordshire-based WAE provides the foundation for the partnership with its new rolling chassis.

Having built on a previous iteration of its EVX platform, the latest version promises to deliver ‘class-leading weight and chassis stiffness’ which, when combined with Italdesign’s turnkey vehicle development capabilities, aims to support rapid industrialisation of a new generation of premium electric Sports GTs, crossovers and sedans. 

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A key differentiator WAE names as a unique selling point of the EVX is its composite compression moulded structural battery. This is said to add significant rigidity to the platform, providing extra support with crash loads and allowing for increased flexibility and design freedom.

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