German Handelsblatt: Deepdrive: More power, less weight: BMW and Continental invest in electric motor start-up006573

Deepdrive dual rotor motor

Electric cars with this light motor should have a longer range than with conventional electric motors.

(Photo: Deepdrive)

In order to improve the efficiency of electric cars, there has been great progress in recent years, especially with batteries. “But especially with the engine itself, major leaps in development are still possible,” says Deepdrive founder Felix Pörnbacher. The start-up has developed a particularly light and efficient engine which the company believes has the potential to become a global standard one day.
The company has at least now been able to convince prominent investors such as the venture capital offshoots of BMW and Continental and the former Head of Development at Audi and Volvo Peter Mertens of the technology. You participated in the start-up as part of the most recent 15 million euro financing round.

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