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SWINDON POWERTRAIN COMPACT HIGH POWER DENSITY (HPD) EV SYSTEM
Established in 1971, Swindon Powertrain is known the world over for the design and development of high-performance engines. The company began supplying Formula One teams before branching out into other disciplines of motorsport, including rallying and touring car racing. Regarding the latter, the firm’s involvement in the British Touring Car Championship (a series hosting the evergreen Carrera Cup GB as support act) is well known, not least thanks to Swindon-powered tin tops dominating the grid for many decades.
Not a firm to rest on its laurels, Swindon continues its programme of cutting edge powertrain engineering, as demonstrated by the launch of the company’s all-new High Power Density (HPD) EV system, an 80kW production unit ideal for sports, recreation and classic car conversions. Packaged complete with motor, transmission and differential (with options for cooling, inverters and the choice of a limited-slip differential), the HPD was devised in response to the lack of compact engineered EV systems available to the enthusiast market and smaller OEMs. Weighing just 49.9kg (loaded with fluids),
