YASA and world-leading automotive OEM to engage in long-term joint innovation, developing custom solutions for hybrid & electric vehicles

The ACCEL project. This zero-emissions plane is expected to make a run for the record books with a target speed of 300+ MPH (480+ KMH). Rolls-Royce is leading a highly specialised challenge to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. Inside a bustling hangar bay at the far end of Gloucestershire airport in South West England, […]

EngineeringUK reports that the UK has an annual shortfall of up to 110,000 engineers and technicians. Meanwhile, global competition for engineering skills continues to increase.

"We need you to be able to do what Edison did: have an idea, create a product, and share it with the world." says UK Science Minister Sam Gyimah during the London Clean Energy Innovation Summit on the 16th of October. To illustrate his challenge to the audience of innovators, the minister cites YASA's development […]

YASA, the world’s leading manufacturer of ultra-compact and lightweight electric motors and controllers for electric and hybrid vehicles, has been named in The Sunday Times’ annual spotlight on the UK’s fastest-growing tech companies. YASA was included in the prestigious “Ones to Watch” category of The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 which recognises companies that […]

Rolls-Royce today welcomes funding from the UK Government which will enable it, together with new partner YASA, to carry out ground-breaking research aimed at accelerating the adoption of all-electric propulsion in aviation. Rolls-Royce is leading a research project known as Accelerating the Electrification of Flight (ACCEL) to explore the use of a high power electrical […]

YASA's  new Oxford production facility was officially opened today by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP.  The opening follows the signing of long-term development and supply agreements with customers in the automotive sector and a further investment of £15 million in growth funding for the […]

Take YASA P400 motors and an Xtrac P1227 lightweight transmission and the considerable expertise of Williams Advanced Engineering and build upon their FW-EVX rolling chassis. Williams has wrapped up its expertise from designing and making carbonfibre racing cars, the batteries for Formula E and YASA P400 e-motors, into the FW-EVX. It’s a rolling chassis that […]

Driven by YASA P400 Series motors, the Xtrac P1227 Integrated Lightweight Electric Vehicle (ILEV) transmissions provide up to 3900 Nm and 320 kW peak at the wheels from just 95kg for gearbox and two motors combined in a full torque vectored configuration.

Sea trials of a new passenger hovercraft with YASA motors begin. Named the Solent Flyer, the craft is due to begin passenger service in the coming weeks.

YASA’s 750 e-motor is a key component of Sensor-Technik Wiedmann (STW) display at bauma this April. Meet YASA engineers at

YASA engineers will be available to discuss YASA's unique axial-flux motor and generator topology at this leading e-motor technology conference.