Full & Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Solutions

Zero emission is a long-distance run.
We have the experience and endurance.

The automotive market requires different levels of hybridization to cover global demands. Magna’s hybrid transmissions take on these different tasks such as supporting acceleration via boosting, recuperation or charging a battery – through to pure electric driving.

Magna offers a variety of tailored solutions for future green mobility, without compromising driving pleasure, performance or safety.

Magna’s Dedicated Hybrid Drives (DHD) are affordable and efficient plug-in-hybrid drives with a high-voltage architecture. They are based on Magna’s modular and scalable building blocks including e.g. e-motors, inverters, shift elements, clutches, as well as the software itself. This allows for a cost-efficient and flexible usage of sophisticated and mature components for all DHD.

Efficient HEV and PHEV Technology Demonstrator with DHD Duo.

The technology demonstrator with Magna’s DHD Duo is an advanced HEV and PHEV solution based on a two e-motor architecture. It improves range and efficiency for high-volume passenger cars & SUVs with front-wheel drive.

Competitive advantage/differentiators

Very good acceleration performance due to the interaction of high-powered e-motor and a multi gear approach
Very smooth & comfortable driving in all driving conditions supported by electric, serial and parallel driving modes
Shifting without notice for the multi-speed architecture

Applications/benefits

Reuse of mature technologies & building blocks, ASIL C for e-motor and inverter 
140 kW high e-motor peak power
Impressive acceleration performance, comparable to a BEV

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Highest flexibility for multiple applications

Usually in hybrid architectures, to enable boosting and recuperation, an e-machine must be added to the transmission or engine. However, this also leads to a critical cost-benefit question. With the new Dedicated Hybrid Drives (DHD) we simplified our existing hybrid concepts and utilized our long-term development experience with hybridized dual-clutch transmissions. We added a strong e-machine, shifted the dynamic operation towards it while standardizing the engine operation, and reduced the number of gears.

DHD offer best-in-class electrical performance and efficiency, outstanding convenience and adapt to real-world requirements in different vehicle segments and markets. Magna is looking at a complete systems approach to both conventional and electric platforms, so watch out for more DHD variants as they are developed.

Dedicated Hybrid Drive DHD Duo

The Dedicated Hybrid Drive DHD Duo is a two e-motor suitable for HEV applications, delivering outstanding performance with high drivability and comfort even when driving in congested traffic. DHD Duo is developed in a platform approach, scalable in power and in number of gears to meet B to E vehicle segment requirements.

It enables a flexible architecture switch between P1 + P3, P2 + P3 and Range Extender (REEV). Within the standard P1+P3 hybrid architecture. the P1 e-motor acts as a generator to start the ICE and charge the battery at any time. The P3 traction e-motor is responsible for all-electric starting and reversing and drives the front wheels in serial mode. In parallel mode, both ICE and traction e-motor will cope with each other to deliver as much torque to the wheels as possible to ensure strong acceleration. With this architecture, DHD Duo ensures very smooth and comfortable driving in all driving conditions supported by electric, serial and parallel driving modes. 

Being part of Magna’s modular and scalable building blocks, the mature common parts, including e.g., the shift system and park lock system, would be re-utilized. In addition, the usage of dog clutches generates even further package and cost benefits to our global customers.

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Dedicated Hybrid Drive DHD Eco

DHD Eco – the next-generation hybrid drive

The DHD Eco is consequently designed for dominant electric operation. Therefore, the electric drive is the functional core and the 120 kW e-motor handles the most dynamic driving situations in hybrid mode. In turn, the combustion engine can be operated more consistently resulting in less fuel use and reduced GHG.

Furthermore, the e-motor handles launch and reverse driving. This is beneficial because e-motors can be controlled more exactly and precisely than typical clutches or torque converters. As a result, the DHD Eco offers better traction and launch acceleration. Stop-and-go operation is also more comfortable due to the absence of the clutch and shift operation.

Given its much-reduced mechanical complexity, the DHD Eco is the most cost-efficient plug-in hybrid drive on the market. Best-in-class efficiency and small packaging are further benefits. Its compactness even allows for B segment applications. It enables a new generation of plug-in hybrid drives, which allow for a new level of efficiency and performance in both electric and hybrid driving modes.

Scalable and modular building blocks

The DHD Eco with its electric drive components is part of the Magna kit of modular and scalable building blocks. These core components include e-motors, inverters, shift elements, and clutches, as well as the software itself. This allows for parameters like performance and range to adapt to real-world requirements in different vehicle segments and markets.

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Highest flexibility for multiple applications

Magna’s eDrive platform approach provides the highest flexibility using cross-project synergies with maximum scalability from 50 – 250 kW. Magna‘s eDrive systems are qualified for 400V operation voltage and ready for 800V .

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Secondary Drive Units

Highly Integrated eDrive Low Highly Efficient

This highly efficient eDrive system is designed for both primary and secondary drive applications in the lower power range. It can be applied as a highly efficient secondary Drive to midsize EVs and Px4 PHEV’s, and as an efficient primary drive to small electric vehicles.

The highly integrated eDrive System contains a flexibly and best-in-class packaged induction e-motor, an integrated high voltage inverter with all integrated combined oil-/water-cooling, a layshaft gearbox and is designed coaxially. Park lock and decoupling are available as optional features. The advanced speed control interface enables Etelligent launch vehicle function.

Power range from 60 kW to 90 kW, scalable from 400V to 800V boardnet.

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Heavy Duty

Electric Axle Drive System eBeam

Structure oriented design to support high payload vehicles with matching power for continuous duty usage.

Trucks work hard, both for your family and at the job site. An electric truck has to be equally capable, and Magna’s eDS HV eBeam electric axle makes that possible. Innovative engineering means no compromises in towing, payload, or off-road capabilities, and no expensive re-engineering of the truck’s architecture. Magna’s eBeam uses the OEMs’ suspension and brake systems, and is scalable so that it can be used in any solid rear axle truck platform- including light commercial vehicles. Available in several variants, including: single motor/single speed, single motor/two speed, and a twin motor variant. Options include ePark Lock, electric locking differential, with power ranges up to 250kW per motor.

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Full & Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle Solutions

Zero emission is a long-distance run. We have the experience and endurance.

Efficient HEV and PHEV Technology Demonstrator with DHD Duo.

Hybrid Drives - Product Portfolio

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Zero emission is a long-distance run.
We have the experience and endurance.