Remy International said it had been nominated to receive a US$60.2m grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, a matching funds grant to support US manufacture of components used to produce hybrid electric and electric vehicles.
“It will support Remy’s efforts to build the next generation of lower cost, higher performance electric motors and controls,” the supplier said in a statement.
Remy said it would use the grant funds to expand its product range and production capacity of motor/generators based on its patented High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) technology already proven in GM’s line of hybrid SUVs and trucks and Mercedes and BMW hybrid crossovers.
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It would also expand its hybrid testing lab in Anderson, Indiana, into a full-line flexible production facility to supply the emerging market for electric autos plus a new line of higher output, higher durability products for heavy duty vehicles such as trucks, buses, off-road equipment, and military applications.
The grant would also help Remy adapting these motor/generators to customers’ vehicle model lines. Non-recurring engineering, tooling, and software for motor application and integration into the vehicle were included in the grant.
“As a result of this grant, our customers will benefit from a much higher performance power system at significantly lower costs,” Remy said.
The next generation of products would have superior power density and higher torque density than motor/generators available today.
Customer costs would be reduced by Remy using a standardised platform of motors and controls that would eliminate millions of dollars in tooling and engineering costs associated with contract designs.
The new flexible production capacity would be capable of producing smaller volumes at lower costs.
“We view this as a critical capability for reducing current barriers to entry in the emerging hybrid marketplace for both light and heavy duty vehicles,” Remy said.
Grant funding for customer-specific applications would allow Remy to customise its products for applications because housings, resolvers, hubs, shafts, bearings, gears, electronics, and application software were all eligible for matching funds.
