ZF Friedrichshafen (ZF) and ISE Corporation (ISE ), a designer and manufacture of hybrid propulsion systems and components for heavy duty vehicles, have announced plans to collaborate on the development and supply of a complete line of parallel-electric hybrid drive systems and components for the North American vehicle markets.
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ZF and ISE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that outlines plans for an intended ‘Strategic Collaboration and Development Partnership’.
Collaboration details of the MoU include ZF’s intention to utilise ISE expertise for integration engineering, sales, subsystem assembly, and service support for ZF Hybrid systems and components into the North America commercial vehicle market.
ISE intends to develop and market an ISE branded parallel hybrid drive system for the North America commercial vehicle market that incorporates ZF Hybrid Systems & Components. ZF has developed several parallel-hybrid configurations for various applications for the transit bus and truck industries, and as a result of this agreement, North American sales of ZF Hybrid Systems and Components will be sold through ISE and jointly marketed by both companies.
“We are very excited about this groundbreaking relationship where ZF’s worldwide expertise in driveline products and parallel hybrid drive systems, combined with ISE’s top level expertise in Series Hybrid Drive Systems and high performance energy storage systems, will provide the broadest and most capable product range to meet all commercial vehicle applications,” said Wolfgang Schilha, Senior Vice President Bus Driveline Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG.
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By GlobalData“ISE is thrilled with the opportunity to partner with ZF, who are without question, the world’s most capable provider of driveline products and parallel hybrid drive systems for medium and heavy duty applications. With our combined resources, expertise and complementary products, along with ISE’s hybrid market expertise in North America, this partnership is without question, the envy of the industry,” said Rick Sander, President and CEO of ISE.
“There is no question that the synergies of this relationship will help accelerate and expand the world wide adoption of commercial hybrid drive systems resulting in substantial environmental and sustainability improvements, along with improved business solutions.”
