Dana Inc. announced that it is entering a strategic supply relationship with current OEM partner and electric-vehicle maker Lion Electric Co. to support Lion's lineup of electric buses as well as medium- and heavy-duty all-electric trucks.
The strategic relationship covers the supply of the electric drive systems, including electric motors, inverters, and controllers as well as axles and driveshafts for all Lion Electric vehicle platforms, including the LionA, LionC, LionD, LionM, Lion6, and Lion8.
"The bus and medium-duty truck segments are among the fastest growing for electrified products, and we have developed our portfolio to enable a seamless integration for our customers vehicles," said Ryan Laskey, senior vice president of Dana Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems. "We are excited to support Lion Electric as they deliver on their mission to help electrify urban transportation for buses and medium and heavy-duty trucks."
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"We are pleased with our strategic relationship with Dana in order to deliver the highest quality medium- and heavy-duty all-electric trucks and buses available today," added Yannick Poulin, COO at Lion Electric. "By working together, Lion will be able to continue meeting the increasing demand in the marketplace for zero-emission transportation solutions, especially as we prepare to manufacture vehicles at our upcoming U.S. facility in Illinois in the second half of this year."
Maumee, Ohio-based Dana supplies or will supply Lion with a range of technologies and systems, including:
- Dana’s TM4 SUMO family of electric motors supporting light, medium, and heavy-duty applications.
- TM4 medium- and heavy-duty high-voltage inverters.
- Medium- and high-voltage bidirectional charger inverters that function as both battery chargers and inverters.
- OpenECU M5 vehicle controllers for use as the main vehicle management unit.
- Single reduction and tandem drive axles and driveshafts for direct-drive configurations.
Lion Electric vehicles featuring Dana technologies are on display at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California, at booth 2019.
Dana designs and manufactures propulsion and energy-management solutions that power vehicles and machines in all mobility markets across the globe. The company is shaping sustainable progress through its conventional and clean-energy solutions that support nearly every vehicle manufacturer with drive and motion systems, electrodynamic technologies (including software and controls), and thermal, sealing, and digital solutions.
