DETROIT, April 18,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle &
Manufacturing (AAM) electrification technology has been named both
a 2022 Automotive News PACE™ Award and a 2022 Automotive News
PACEpilot Award finalist for technologies that advance
electrification and e-mobility.
The PACE Award recognizes automotive suppliers for superior
innovation, technological advancement and business performance and
are accepted around the world as the industry benchmark for
innovation.
PACEpilot is designed to recognize post-pilot, pre-commercial
innovations in the automotive and future mobility space. These
represent product, software/IT system or process and idea
incubators that have the potential to revolutionize an automaker's
business and products.
PACE™ Award finalist – AAM's P3 2-speed Electric Drive
Technology
AAM's P3 2-speed Electric Drive
Technology is the first volume production application of a P3,
2-speed architecture in a drive axle. The unit also incorporates an
electronic limited slip differential (eLSD), another industry first
for an electric drive unit. (A P3 hybrid architecture adds an
electric machine between the output of the transmission and the
wheels. For this application, the electric machine was placed
within the axle.)
PACEpilot Award finalist – AAM's P4 Integrated 3-In-1
Wheel-End Electric Drive
AAM's P4 Integrated 3-In-1
Wheel-End Electric Drive Unit (EDU) includes a motor, gearbox
and inverter in one single compact and lightweight package. The EDU
can be used in wheel end, eBeam and other applications for cars,
light trucks, last mile delivery and heavy-duty truck platforms.
Motor power levels range from 100-350kw and allow for 2-wheel or
4-wheel drive.
"We are honored and grateful to be named an Automotive News PACE
and PACEpilot award finalist for our e-mobility technologies," said
David C. Dauch, AAM Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer. "This recognition further validates our
award-winning Electric Drive technologies, which are leading the
industry in power density, compact packaging, value and innovation.
Our technologies support AAM's global customers as they transition
to EVs in all vehicle segments from skateboard platforms to
heavy-duty pickup trucks."
This recognition further demonstrates AAM's electrification
leadership, which was previously recognized in 2020 with two PACE
Awards for the company's electric drive innovation on the Jaguar
I-PACE.
The PACE and PACEpilot awards will be announced in September 2022.
About AAM
As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and
Mobility Supplier, AAM (NYSE: AXL) designs, engineers and
manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support
electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in
Detroit with nearly 80 facilities
in 17 countries, AAM is bringing the future faster for a safer and
more sustainable tomorrow. To learn more, visit aam.com.
Contact: Andrea Knapp,
313-758-2730, andrea.knapp@aam.com
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