Charged EVs | ZF produces first 1,000 CeTrax lite drives for commercial EVs

German automotive firm ZF has constructed 1,000 CeTrax lite electrical drives for gentle business automobiles because it began quantity manufacturing in April 2023.

CeTrax lite is an all-electric drive with a peak output of 150 kW that sits centrally within the automobile body—changing the transmission in combustion automobiles. It’s an all-electric central drive, which is appropriate for electrifying present business automobile platforms. The corporate has ramped up quantity manufacturing quicker than deliberate, in response to demand from Japanese business automobile producer Isuzu. The drive powers Isuzu’s newest gentle distribution truck, the ELF EV. Extra quantity manufacturing will start this yr. 

The central drive is produced at ZF’s Friedrichshafen manufacturing unit and is utilized in buses ordered from South Korea, the US, Australia and Europe. Friedrichshafen may also produce the CeTrax 2 twin electrical central drive this yr.

“An electrical drive from ZF implies that the {hardware} parts and the software program are optimally matched,” mentioned Kleber Vinhas, Location Supervisor of the ZF Friedrichshafen plant. “This makes CeTrax lite significantly environment friendly in observe.”

Supply: ZF