Valeo to provide 48V e-powertrain to Omega Seiki

French automotive supplier, Valeo and Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM), part of Anglian Omega Group, have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide electric powertrains for the Omega Seiki’s vehicle range. Valeo will provide its 48V electric powertrain system (reducer, integrated motor and Inverter) along with the Powertrain Control Unit for OSM’s cargo three-wheelers ‘Rage+ and Rage+ Frost’.

In addition, Valeo will provide the technology integration support to help Omega Seiki Mobility hit the market quickly. The companies will also be collaborating for upcoming vehicle models to be manufactured by the company in India. The 48V electric powertrain was launched in 2020 in India to aid affordable electrification for smaller vehicles – two-  and three-wheelers.

In India, Valeo produces electric powertrains from its manufacturing facility in Pune, Maharashtra. Omega Seiki Mobility, which has its EV manufacturing plant in Faridabad, launched its first electric three-wheeler in early 2020 and the company aims to become a complete mobility solutions provider in the three-wheeler and two-wheeler market.

Jayakumar G, Group President, Valeo India, said, “Omega Seiki will benefit from our deep understanding of not only the electrification technologies, but also the unique  needs of integrating electric powertrain in the small mobility format of vehicles. I am positive our strong engineering combined with manufacturing expertise in India will help us to strengthen our partnership.”
 
Uday Narang, Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility added that, “When we began our journey in the automotive domain our main goal was to reduce emissions and carbon footprint. The alliance with Valeo will allow us to address the core issue of reducing carbon load in the atmosphere, along with providing a sustainable solution for our product line-up.”

According to Dr Deb Mukherji MD of Omega Seiki Mobility, “Powertrain is the most important part of an EV. With a global technology leader like Valeo on board, we would be providing our customers with new generation powertrains which are efficient, electronics and IOT and at the same time cost effective too.”