YASA CORNERS MARKET FOR PERFORMANCE EVS

Ferrari, Lambo, AMG and others want UK firm's radical electric motors

- CHARLIE MARTIN

British electric motor maker Yasa expects to almost double its annual production volumes by 2026 as several major brands launch new performance cars exploiting its technology.

More than 25,000 motors are expected to come off the Mercedes-Benz-owned firm's Oxford production lines from next year, up from just under 15,000 today, as its unique motor design underpins an increasing number of new cars from the likes of Lamborghini and Mercedes-AMG.

Yasa's motors employ a proprietary axial-flux design, called the Yokeless and Segmented Armature, which is claimed to be four times more power-dense than the radial-flux motors common in today's mainstream electric and hybrid cars.

In simple terms, it provides a boost of around 150bhp or more in a package not much larger than a stack of three or four dinner plates.

Yasa's motors have already been used in the Ferrari SF90, Ferrari 296 GTB and Lamborghini Revuelto.