Knorr-Bremse’s new eCUBATOR unit to focus on next generation eMobility solutions
By Jim Gibbins - 26th February 2021
Germany – Munich-based Knorr-Bremse AG, braking systems specialist and supplier of other technologies for rail and commercial vehicle systems, is to meet the challenge of electric mobility by bundling its existing expertise within eCUBATOR, a new development unit. Plans are for around 60 in-house and external specialists working on innovative future-oriented solutions at Knorr-Bremse’s Munich and Budapest locations.
The electrification of commercial vehicles and the accompanying gradual substitution of the internal combustion engine require changes in vehicle architecture. As a result, Knorr-Bremse perceives the advent of electric mobility is set to fundamentally transform commercial vehicle system requirements. From traction, braking and steering, all the way to suspension, damping and supplying the systems with energy – all of which open multiple opportunities for efficient and scalable technologies, Knorr-Bremse states.
