Horse Powertrain’s new range-extended electric vehicle generator combines a methanol-burning engine and axial-flux motors.
The powertrain can produce up to 141 horsepower.
Horse’s axial-flux motors are 46 percent shorter than comparable radial-flux motors while producing 63 percent more power.
Horse Powertrain has a new engine that runs on, believe it or not, methanol. It’s part of a new hybrid package designed as a generator for a battery-electric vehicle, featuring compact axial-flux motors.
The company, a joint venture between Renault Group and Geely, claims its motors are 46 shorter than comparable radial-flux motors while producing 63 percent more power. The D20 Methanol range extender powertrain, which weighs 375 pounds, can produce up to 141 horsepower.
