ZF’s Industrial Car Options (CVS) division has secured a long-term provide settlement with Ford Vehicles, enhancing its function as Europe’s prime producer of electrical drives. The brand new partnership will equip Ford’s heavy industrial automobiles with ZF’s superior zero-emission applied sciences as a part of the launch of their new electrified heavy truck strains.
“With Ford Vehicles, now we have gained a significant worldwide buyer for our new e-mobility drive platform. This underlines our main place in Europe for electrical industrial drives,” mentioned Prof. Dr. Peter Laier, Member of the ZF Board of Administration and liable for the Industrial Car Options Division. “Ford Vehicles’ belief in us reveals that we will supply market-leading options for e-mobility to help our clients of their transformation in the direction of sustainable transportation options.”
ZF powers Ford’s electrical vehicles
Initially, ZF will present the CeTrax 2 twin electrical central drive for Ford Vehicles’ heavy-duty Electrical Inflexible Truck, which is able to debut on the IAA Transportation 2024 occasion. As well as, ZF will provide different electrical drive variants as Ford Vehicles expands its electrified choices.
The CeTrax 2 sequence boasts a compact and modular design, permitting it to suit inside the identical house as standard inner combustion engine (ICE) transmissions. This versatility lets producers select between combustion drivetrains or CeTrax 2 electrical central drives on the identical manufacturing line, providing flexibility through the transitional section to e-mobility, as electrical car manufacturing volumes are nonetheless ramping up.
Emrah Duman, Ford Vehicles Vice President, commented on the collaboration: “Past revolutionary processes, product readiness, and competitiveness, a trusted relationship and the best high quality requirements are important for us. Moreover, a well-defined sustainability roadmap is essential for our chosen suppliers supporting us in our mission to develop best-in-class industrial automobiles that allow sustainable transport options. We’re glad {that a} long-established model like ZF is one among them. Ford Vehicles has at all times been on the forefront of innovation within the heavy industrial car trade, and this new settlement with ZF additional solidifies our mission to steer the shift in the direction of sustainable transport.”As a part of their settlement, ZF may even present Ford Vehicles’ Electrical Inflexible Truck with an Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering Pump (EPHS). This steering pump, geared up with an electrical motor, affords on-demand hydraulic circulation, guaranteeing environment friendly operation of the car’s hydraulic steering system, unbiased of its drivetrain.
