The motor, known as the axial-flux motor and designed by British startup YASA, acquired by Daimler earlier this year, weighs a fraction of its diesel counterpart and is the most powerful of the EV’s. Can raise the limit up to 7%.
see photosThe e-motor is easier to produce than its diesel counterpart, which means the plant will require fewer workers
Daimler will produce the first in-house electric motor at its oldest plant in Berlin, the carmaker said on Thursday, providing relief to workers worried that the diesel motor production site was on the verge of deep job cuts.
Workers feared for their positions by Daimler in September 2020 said the German company said its Berlin site would end production of the 6-cylinder diesel motor within a year.
Works Council President Michael Rahmel said on a press call, about 450 of the plant’s 2,300-odd workers have applied to attend a 160-hour training course in software development, with about fifteen for the first round of training. has been selected.
About 450 of the plant’s 2,300 employees have applied to participate in a pilot 160-hour training course in software development.
Daimler said investment in the 120-year-old Berlin-Marienfeld plant, which previously rested on a double-digit million euro amount, would increase to a triple-digit million euro amount over the next six years.
YASA founder Tim Woolmer explained that the motor, known as the axial-flux motor and designed by British startup YASA, which Daimler acquired earlier this year, weighs about the same as a diesel And it can increase the range of an EV by up to 7%. Reuters in July
Woolmer said at the time that Daimler had informed YASA to reduce costs in future iterations of its motor so that the carmaker could use them throughout its EV range.
The e-motor is easier to produce than its diesel counterpart, meaning the plant will eventually require fewer workers – but the exact number of future job losses was not yet clear, head of production Jörg Berger told a press conference. Said on call. A start date was not provided for the production of the motor.
Factory workers are guaranteed their positions under the current union agreement until the beginning of 2030.
The digital training complex, which Daimler partnered with Siemens in March to develop and which will go live in 2022, will also create new jobs, Berger said.
“If we make an effort here in the coming years, there could be even more jobs than before,” said Jan Otto, head of IG Metal Berlin.
Berger and union representatives said that production of the 6-cylinder diesel motor and some components at the factory would continue in the short term, but that it was being discontinued.
Factory workers are guaranteed their positions under the current union agreement until the beginning of 2030.
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“A year ago, we didn’t know what would happen at the plant. Today we are beginning what would be a successful transformation with our heads held high,” said Michael Rahmel, chairman of the works council in Berlin-Marianfelde . a statement.
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