The automotive industry is in the process of transformation towards full electrification, and every manufacturer strives to equip their electric cars with the best possible electric motor that offers more power and longer range. So the Renault Group decided to start the process of developing a new third-generation electric motor called E7A.

Renault is developing the new electric motor in cooperation with Valeo, which will manufacture one part of the motor (stator) while Renault will develop the rotor. Back in 2012, Renault was the first to install electrically excited synchronous motors (EESM), ZOE. Thanks to this knowledge and experience, the French company is able to provide the architecture for the new E7A which should be 30% more compact and just as powerful as the one that powers the Megane E-Tech and the new Scenic E-Tech.

According to the company’s information, the new engine should have 200 kW and develop more power with a lower cost of electricity. Also, it will use 800 V technology instead of the current 400 V.

The first examples of the new E7A electric motor are expected at the end of 2027, and will be produced at the Renault factory in Cléon.

Source: Renault