A Korean-developed electric car powertrain will be exported to Japan for the first time. The powertrain, or power plant, is the key group of components that generate power and deliver it to the road surface.
Leo Motors, a Korean electric automotive technology developer, said on July 30 it has signed a contract on exports of powertrains with Global Resource Corp., a Japanese car parts dealer. Under the contract, Leo Motors will export key components needed to assemble 300 to 500 electric cars per month by developing powertrains for the Nissan Cube and the Honda Civic.
Leo Motors' powertrain has the maximum torque capacity of 26.0kg/m, equivalent to a 1800cc diesel engine. The powertrain consists of Korean-made parts such as the 60kW water-cooled AC motor and control box developed by Leo Motors, 30kW lithium polymer batteries developed by Kokam, and the high-speed charge-coupled device developed by Alphatronics and PCTECH.
