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GEM motors exhibits at SPS IPC Drives
Published: 30. 11. 2016
SPS IPC Drives is Europe's leading exhibition for electric automation covering system components up to complete integrated automation solutions. GEM motors was a part of the exhibition that took place in Nuremberg, Germany. The company showed advanced technology, a new series of patented electric motors and powertrain solutions. GEM motors used SPS IPC Drives to meet people of the industry and partners that are interested in creating new projects and improving the performance and efficiency of their products. SPS IPC Drives will be held again in the autumn of next year.
GEM motors at eCarTec
Published: 17. 10. 2016
GEM motors is showcasing its innovative electric in-wheel technology and powertrain solutions at eCarTec, the world’s largest trade fair for electric and hybrid mobility in Munich. Company's exhibit booth is situated in hall A6 where a rocket-driven hybrid vehicle is presented. Its showing the fusion of ideas from ingenious students of Secondary Technical School Koper and GEM motors's two innovative electric motors. ECarTec fair is an excellent opportunity for the company to wider its market and present the latest solutions in-wheel drives while establishing new business contacts.
GEM motors technology at LEVS
Published: 30. 9. 2016
GEM motors had the pleasure to participate at the first Light Electric Vehicle Summit in Barcelona with several hundred specialists of different sectors. The conference was held on 20th and 21st of September 2016. GEM motors was invited to present its innovative propuslion technology under the title “Next Generation Propulsion Architectures Based on Highly Integrated In-wheel Motors”. The company’s speech was very well received and many visitors took the chance to connect to our representatives during GEM motors’ poster presentation. LEVS aims at providing a premier & high quality global platform to foster exchange of views between R&D actors, industry, authorities, end-users and NGO’s in the field. The conference will be held again in the following year. Looking at the increasing congestion and pollution problems global cities are facing nowadays, light electric vehicles will play a key role in developing a more sustainable transport system. GEM motors supports this future trend with its innovative solutions!
Prototype Series
Published: 30. 5. 2016
In May 2016 the first prototype series was assembled at the facilities of Domel. Different versions of the 4 kW GEM in-wheel motor were produced. The internal motor testing will be performed by Domel, Luznar and GEM motors. Extensive testing on vehicles will start in June 2016 at GEM motors, Eccity and other partners.
GEM motors at Hannover Messe
Published: 30. 4. 2016
GEM motors was selected as one of 15 “SME champions”, companies that have received funding through the EU SME instrument, to take part in an organized visit to Hannover Fair. The main industrial fair was an excellent opportunity for GEM motors to establish business contacts and extend the company network. During the visit, GEM motor’s representative Raphael Mutter had the opportunity to meet the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, to talk about the GEM in-wheel technology and its disruptive potential. Mr. Moedas was happy to receive a 3D printed model of the GEM in-wheel motor.
Gem in-wheel at TRA
Published: 13. 6. 2016
GEM motors was invited by the European Commission to showcase its innovative technology on the Transport Research Arena 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. The successful presentation of GEM in-wheel motors on the joint European Commission stand drew the attention of electric vehicle developers and researchers. The TRA conference is the major European platform for transport related research. The event takes place every two years with the next one coming up 2018 in Austria.
First Project Meeting
Published: 10. 4. 2016
The first project meeting was held on the 7th of April in Brnik, Slovenia. Representatives from all four project partners gathered and evaluated the overall project state and the process of motor development, manufacturing process and commercialization. The partners agreed the project is progressing very well. The first milestone was reached according to the project plan. Other project management specific topics were reviewed. Finally, partners discussed future steps in project development such as prototype production and testing on vehicles. The next project meeting is planned for October 2016 and will be held at Fraunhofer IAO facilities in Stuttgart, Germany.
Motor Testing in Eccity Vehicle
Published: 6. 2. 2016
The first motor testing was run by implementing a GEM in-wheel motor into an Eccity scooter. Eccity is a growing company that aims to bring together sustainable mobility, safety and quality for all. Being the best-selling French company in the high-performance electric Scooter segment, Eccity is currently expanding the distribution network from 30 resellers in France to several European countries. Eccity Motorcycles' electric scooter range is the first one on the market to offer the same scope of use as gasoline scooters while remaining within a similar price range. In the past, GEM motors already collaborated with the French electric scooter manufacturer for motor tests.
Project Start
Published: 10. 12. 2015
GEM motors joined forces with a powerful consortium to start the manufacturing and commercialisation of its high-performance electric motors. The project, which is connecting GEM motors with the Slovenian partners Domel of Železniki and Tiskana vezja Luznar of Kranj as well as the German Fraunhofer research institute and French electric scooter maker Eccity, was selected by The European Commission within their “Fast track to Innovation” pilot program and was granted a total funding of € 1.99m. GEM motors is among the 16 highly innovative projects with economic impact and disruptive potential that were selected out of 269 applications. Within the project GEM motors’ innovative technology in the power range 2 kW to 6 kW will be implemented into environmentally friendly vehicles.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 691371.
