Schaeffler and Audi signed a new cooperation agreement, and the two parties will maintain cooperation in the field of FIA electric formula championship. It is reported that the joint development of the new-generation Audi e-tron) FE07 car has been fully launched, and this car will be launched in the seventh season of Formula E starting in autumn 2020.
"Schaeffler signs new cooperation agreement with Audi"
In fact, Schaeffler has been a technical partner of the Audi ABT Schaeffler team since the race was founded in 2014. In addition to event cooperation, Schaeffler also applies the experience and knowledge gained from it directly to the development of mass-produced products. In future cooperation, Schaeffler will continue to focus on the development of transmissions, motors and drive concepts, while providing support for test bench work, prototype car manufacturing, and bearing development and production.
“Formula E provides us with an ideal platform to fully demonstrate Schaeffler ’s vision for future electrified transportation, and on the other hand, it can also Prove our competence with a high level of racing. "
Jochen Schroeder, head of the electric drive business unit of the Schaeffler Group, revealed that Schaeffler was established as a supplier of electric drive axle products for Audi e-tron models in 2018. It is worth mentioning that Schaeffler not only mass-produced key components of electric drive axles, but also developed a complete electric drive bridge family lineage, including parallel-axis and coaxial-type bridges. Speed, shiftable two-speed transmission and torque vectoring unit.