After a number of months of planning and fund raising, Oxford YASA Motors has received funding to spin-out of the Univeristy of Oxford. The initial project started with the Morgan LifeCar and has resulted in a new high torque density motor, very much suited to the new requirements of electric/hybrid vehicles. The author was part of the team that planned and pitched the business to a number of investors and finally secured the funding recently.
http://www.isis-innovation.com/news/news/ElectricMotorsSpin-outSecuresFunding.html
There will doubtless be many new ideas that are generated off the back of this high torque density motors: perhaps with motorsports leading the way.
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Mark,
How do your motors performance compare with the Agni, motors in last years winning Isle of Man TT bike?
John
The Agni motors seem to be pitched at a different segment. The Oxford YASA motor can be seen at http://www.oxfordyasamotors.com/ and the first motors are based on what was developed in the Morgan Lifecar project: about 500Nm at a target weight of around 25kg. Very high power density, should fit nicely with automotive and aerospace applications.