{"id":1502,"date":"2019-09-24T18:18:54","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T18:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/?page_id=1502"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:18:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:18:19","slug":"next-generation-powertrain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/next-generation-powertrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Next-Generation Powertrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1568915641408{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;]<header id=\"nav-default\" class=\"nt-site-header\" data-res-css=\"              #light_logo.main-logo { width:20px; } #light_logo.main-logo { height:30px; }  \"><nav id=\"navigation4\" class=\"container navigation\"><div class=\"nav-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/\" id=\"nt-logo\" class=\"nav-brand\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/UTEV_header_logo.png\" alt=\"UTEV\" class=\"main-logo\" id=\"main_logo\" \/><\/a><div class=\"nav-toggle\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"nav-menus-wrapper\"><ul class=\"nav-menu align-to-right\"><li id=\"menu-item-1671\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home nt-menu-first-item menu-item-1671\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-571\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-571\"><a href=\"#0\">Research<\/a>\n<ul class=\"nav-dropdown nav-submenu depth_0\" >\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1637\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nt-menu-first-item menu-item-1637\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/enhanced-energy-management\/\">Enhanced Energy Management<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1636\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1636\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/energy-storage\/\">Energy Storage<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1634\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1634\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/advanced-power-modules\/\">Advanced Power Modules<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1526\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1526\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/next-generation-powertrain\/\">Next-Generation Powertrain<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1635\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1635\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/ubiquitous-charging\/\">Ubiquitous Charging<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-1633\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nt-menu-last-item menu-item-1633\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/electric-vehicle-opportunities\/\">Electric Vehicle Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1638\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1638\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/people\/\">People<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1651\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1651\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/partnerships\/\">Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1443\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page nt-menu-last-item menu-item-1443\"><a href=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/index.php\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/header>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;fullwidth&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;][vc_column lumire_disable_column=&#8221;yes&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221;]<div class=\"shortcode-hero breadcrumb-section jarallax jarallax-bg pixels-bg text-center\" data-jarallax data-img-src=\"https:\/\/utev.utoronto.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/header-research-powertrain.png\" data-res-css=\".breadcrumb-section h1{color:#ffffff;}\"><h1>Research<\/h1><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1826&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_custom_heading lumire_heading=&#8221;heading&#8221; text=&#8221;NEXT-Generation Powertrain&#8221; def_align=&#8221;text-center&#8221; md_align=&#8221;md-center&#8221; sm_align=&#8221;sm-center&#8221; xs_align=&#8221;xs-center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch&#8221; lumire_row_prepad=&#8221;section-full&#8221; lumire_premarbot=&#8221;mb-40&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1827&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The core of electric vehicles lies within the powertrain. 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