#Drive Technology

Full speed ahead – The powertrain quiz check
In Motion
Full speed ahead – The powertrain quiz check
Drive solutions extending from bike pedals to robotics technology. Test your knowledge in our new “tomorrow” quiz and discover facts and figures from the world of powertrain technology.
Heading into the future with Schaeffler
In Motion
Heading into the future with Schaeffler
At IAA Mobility, the Motion Technology Company is showcasing pioneering solutions across key mobility topics: electrified powertrains, intelligent chassis systems, and software-based vehicle systems.
Increasingly attractive without magnets
In Motion
Increasingly attractive without magnets
More powerful, less material costs, and better for the climate: Schaeffler plans to reduce the use of rare earth elements in its electric drive systems by means of externally excited synchronous machines. Read here what’s behind that plan.
Next stop: airspace
In Motion
Next stop: airspace
One of the places where the future of the road resides is airspace. With a collaborative partnership in the field of flying car powertrains Schaeffler intends to help make urban air mobility a reality.
From humming to buzzing
In Motion
From humming to buzzing
Excavators, cranes, and wheel loaders are indispensable at construction sites but their energy consumption poses a problem. That raises the question of how construction machinery can become more sustainable. bauma provided answers.
Potential on the rise
In Motion
Potential on the rise
The trend with electric vehicles is shifting from 400- to 800-volt powertrain systems. What challenges must be mastered? “tomorrow” talked about the subject with Dr. Gerd Rösel, Head of Innovation in the E-Mobility Division at Schaeffler.
Teamwork in the powertrain
In Motion
Teamwork in the powertrain
An ideal energy mix or a cop-out? In an interview, Dr. Reinhard Kolke, Director of the ADAC Technology Center in Landsberg am Lech, discusses the pros and cons of hybrid powertrains.
Every watt counts
In Motion
Every watt counts
How Schaeffler is increasing the range of electric vehicles.
Not all approaches are successful
Engineering
Not all approaches are successful
From turbines to nuclear power, from promising to bizarre – a compendium of the variety of powertrains from 150 years of automotive history.
New ways to navigate the city
In Motion
New ways to navigate the city
Urbanization is a worldwide megatrend. However, as irresistible as the appeal of big cities may be, living together at close quarters entails social challenges. Some of the major ones revolve around hauling people and goods. Here are some examples.
Mobile medicine
In Motion
Mobile medicine
Emergency ambulances, flying pharmacies, ORs on wheels – mobility has become an integral component of today’s healthcare systems. Digitization and artificial intelligence pave the way for further fields of application.
Mental block
In Motion
Mental block
The systems that will have to contribute to sensible and sustainable future mobility include Homo sapiens. Can traffic psychology help break down mental barriers to change?
“Freight shipments are becoming increasingly autonomous, compartmentalized and spontaneous”
In Motion
“Freight shipments are becoming increasingly autonomous, compartmentalized and spontaneous”
Freight haulage offers plenty of potential for greater sustainability. Transportation expert Professor Gernot Liedtke explains what technologies lend themselves to such improvements and what role the government should play in that regard.
“The key to sustainability lies on the railroad tracks”
In Motion
“The key to sustainability lies on the railroad tracks”
Rail is among the most efficient means of transportation but a lot of its potential remains untapped. An interview about challenges and solutions with Dr. Michael Holzapfel, Senior Vice President Business Unit Rail at Schaeffler.
“We can handle heavy-duty too”
In Motion
“We can handle heavy-duty too”
Schaeffler exhibits at the IAA Transportation for the first time: Automotive CEO Matthias Zink provides insights into why Schaeffler's technologies and products are perfect for transforming the transportation industry towards greater sustainability.
Hyped up by H
Think Green
Hyped up by H
Hydrogen has a high energy density per mass – plus high innovation potential for the decarbonization of many sectors. The development of a global hydrogen economy is in full swing – but far from having reached its objectives. A status report.
“Due to the many question marks that still exist, we develop without limitation to any specific technology”
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“Due to the many question marks that still exist, we develop without limitation to any specific technology”
The E-Mobility division he leads was one of the key protagonists at Schaeffler's latest product show. An interview with Dr. Jochen Schröder about challenges that have been mastered and potential that’s yet to be tapped in the field of E-Mobility.
“We’re showing a festival of innovations”
In Motion
“We’re showing a festival of innovations”
For Matthias Zink, the Schaeffler Kolloquium 2022 will be the most spectacular one to be held to date. An interview with the CEO Automotive Technologies about the highlights of the event.
Electric mobility picks up momentum
In Motion
Electric mobility picks up momentum
Electric powertrain technologies are increasingly catching on. A development that clearly affects globally active automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler as current statistics demonstrate.
The electric revolution of the World Rally Championship
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The electric revolution of the World Rally Championship
The light has turned green for the hybrid era of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). Global automotive supplier Schaeffler and its subsidiary Compact Dynamics are playing a pioneering role.
Riding the wave
Future Life
Riding the wave
Energy-efficient wing-in-ground vehicles as new interurban means of transportation are planned to zip across the sea on air cushions.
Flying on a train
Future Life
Flying on a train
While the Hyperloop has not made its way into the real world of transportation yet, an even more extreme idea is approaching at high speed: the Aeroslider maglev concept.
Amazing 24/7 assistants
Future Life
Amazing 24/7 assistants
Driverless service vehicles are capturing their place in mobility around the globe – while paving the technology’s way into passenger cars.
Keep it simple
In Motion
Keep it simple
Whether hybrid or fully electric, whether 48 or 800 volts, Schaeffler’s modular powertrain portfolio has the right solution for any e-car
Scalable and customized
In Motion
Scalable and customized
Whether hybrid or fully electric, whether 48 or 800 volts, Schaeffler’s modular powertrain portfolio has the right solution for any e-car.
Intelligent chassis systems
In Motion
Intelligent chassis systems
Schaeffler is steadily expanding its involvement in autonomous mobility based on intelligent chassis systems.
Smartly steered
Engineering
Smartly steered
Schaeffler’s intelligent mechatronic rear axle steering system ensures greater agility, driving comfort and safety with maximum energy efficiency.
An innovative solution
Engineering
An innovative solution
Hybrid or all-electric systems are complementing or replacing conventional powertrains. Schaeffler has developed a modular e-axle kit enabling an extensive, universal product portfolio.
A journey into the unknown
In Motion
A journey into the unknown
50,000 miles by car through the United States – in 1910, Dr. Charles G. Percival tackles a challenge that seemed an impossible feat in those days.
A long line(age)
In Motion
A long line(age)
Electric mobility is not an invention of the new digital age. The early cars, as far back as 100 years ago, were running on electric power.
Visionary dreamers
In Motion
Visionary dreamers
On land and sea, in the air, and through time: Mobility is a topic that also motivates the famous film studios in Hollywood.