KYB and REE Automotive to develop modular EV Platform
REE Automotive (REE) and KYB Corporation (KYB) announced todayย aย strategic partnership to develop suspension capabilities for future electric vehicle (EV) platforms.
Automotive Tier 1 supplier KYBโs unparalleled semi-active and active suspensionย systemsย willย boostย REEโs next-generation EV platform,ย whichย deliversย complete design freedom and cost-effective, scalable solutions in e-mobility. The combined expertise of REE, aย pioneering technology company andย leader in electric vehicle platforms, and KYB, a leading global hydraulics manufacturer, willย reshape the movement of goods, people and services by revolutionizing electric vehicle design.
REEโs partnership with KYBย furtherย expands REEโs global manufacturing capabilities. It also ignitesย a new level of suspension technologyย withinย the REEcorner™ architecture solution, whichย integrates allย drivetrainย vehicle components (steering, braking, suspension, e-motor) into the wheel. The REEcorner™ combines with the REEboardTMย โ a completely flat platform โ allowingย complete freedom of design,ย improved performance and safety, andย modularย applications for any vehicle type โ from last mile delivery to heavy duty shipping.
The KYB-REEย partnershipย marks the first time KYBย hasย formallyย collaboratedย on EV platforms with a technology company. โKYB has vast experience in developing and manufacturing advanced suspension systems, and we are excited to partner with REE Automotive and share its revolutionary EV vision by engineering a suspension subsystem that supports the needs of tomorrowโs mobility ecosystemโ saidย Kazunori Masumoto, General Manager of Engineering Headquarters at KYB Automotive Component Business Division .
REEโsย Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Barel said, โREEย is delighted toย welcome KYB to our uniqueย network of globalย strategicย automotiveย partners,ย bringingย world-class expertiseย in advanced suspension systems.ย KYBโsย technology will play a crucial role in the rapid development of our next-generation EV architecture, which reinvents the electric vehicle with a completely flat, scalable and fully modular platform, ready to carry the future of e-mobility.โ
Ready to carry the future of e-Mobility
REE Automotive is a pioneering technology companyย reinventing e-mobility. Unrestricted by legacy thinking, REE has developed the next generation EV platform which isย completely flat, scalable and modularย providing customers full design freedom to create the broadest range of EV, andย Autonomous vehicles for current and future applications,ย including last mile delivery,ย MaaS,ย light to heavy duty EVย logistics andย roboย taxis.ย REE has developed two core innovations; theย REEcorner™ integrates all traditional vehicle components (steering, braking, suspension, e-motor) into the arch of the wheel and theย REEboard™ which is a completely flat and modular platform.
REEโs approach is cost efficient and offers multiple customer benefits, including vehicle design freedom, package efficiency, increased energy efficiency, faster development time, ADAS compatibility, reduced maintenance and global safety standard compliance. REE is supported by a network of Tier 1 partners providing access to 320 global production lines making REE the next generation EV platform, ready to carry the future of E-Mobility.
KYB group are a group company with 47 company in 23 countries worldwide. KYB is a $3.7 billion globalย hydraulic equipment manufacturer with over 15,000 employees, supplying products all over the world. In supplying suspension that is one of main products to car manufacturers, KYB is one of the worldโs largest suppliers and also sell full range of suspensions for the aftermarket.
