YASA Motors

YASA Motors Ltd.
Private company
Industry Manufacturing
Founded Oxford, United Kingdom (September 2009 (2009-09))
Headquarters Milton Park, Oxfordshire
Key people
 Dr. Chris Harris,
CEO
Dr. Tim Woolmer,
CTO & Founder
Products Electric motors
Generators
Website www.yasamotors.com

YASA Motors is a British manufacturer of Brushless electric motors and generators, for use in automotive and industrial applications, such as high-performance hydrogen or electric cars.[1][2][3] The company was founded in 2009 by Dr Tim Woolmer, who has stayed on as the CTO and is also the holder of a number of related motor technology patents.[4] Although initial commercial adoption was in high-performance cars, markets now include the off-road, marine, industrial and aerospace sectors.

History

YASA Motors ("YASA" stands for "Yokeless and Segmented Armature") was founded in September 2009 to commercialize an electric motor developed for the Morgan LIFEcar in 2008 by Dr. Malcolm McCulloch and Dr. Tim Woolmer, then a PhD student, at the University of Oxford.[2][4][5]

Products and applications

YASA Motors offer a range of ready-made motors as well as specialized motors for use in a number of applications, such as hybrid vehicle drivetrain[6] and electric motor solutions, power generation and hydraulics replacement systems.[7][8] Their electric motors feature very high torque and power density (up to 6.7 kW/kg)[9] and have been used in several high-performance cars like the Drive eO PP03, Jaguar C-X75, Koenigsegg Regera,[10][11][12] and a Lola Le Mans Prototype converted by Drayson Racing, which set a world electric land speed record in 2013.[13][14][15] In 2015, YASA Motors launched the P400 Series of motors in serial production for volume manufacturers.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "YASA Motors Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Oxford YASA Motors Shows Specific Torque Above 30Nm/kg". Green Car Congress. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lloyds/Telegraph awards reveal the best British entrepreneurs". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Light electric motor spins out". Phys.org. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Special commendation: Electric avenue". The Engineer. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "YASA motors for hybrid vehicles". www.yasamotors.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "YASA Motors » Standard Electric Axial Flux Motors - Yasa 750, Yasa 400,". YASA Motors. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "YASA Motors » Hybridisation - Integrated Electric Motor and Engine Applications". YASA Motors. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "YASA Motors » P400 Series,". Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Application Example – Drive eO – PP01 Pikes Peak Hill Climb". YASA Motors. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "YASA Motors’ Work for Jaguar Land Rover Recognised". YASA Motors. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Koenigsegg charges forward with 1,500-hp Regera hybrid hypercar [w/video]". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "The Drayson Racing FIA World Land Speed Record". YASA Motors. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Britain claims electric land speed record!". BBC. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "Drayson Racing electric car sets new world speed record". BBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  16. ↑ YASA Motors. "YASA Releases New Motor and Generator Products for Serial Production.". www.yasamotors.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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