Dana Earns Automotive News PACE Award for Integration of Complete Battery Electric Vehicle e-Propulsion and e-Power Systems

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Sep 26, 2022, 07:00 ET

MAUMEE, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dana Incorporated (NYSE: DAN) has earned a 2022 Automotive News PACE Award for its for Spicer Electrified^™ Complete Battery Electric e-Propulsion and e-Power System. The awards were presented last week at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit.

Now in its 28th year, the prestigious PACE Awards program recognizes suppliers for game-changing technologies that deliver superior innovation, technological advancement, and business performance. Dana earned the award following an extensive review by an independent panel of judges, including a comprehensive written application and an in-depth virtual site visit.

"We are honored to once again be recognized by the Automotive News PACE judges for our commitment to delivering innovation that has a direct and substantial impact for our customers as they deliver the next generation of electric vehicles," said Christophe Dominiak, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Dana. "Dana's ability to integrate and upfit our complete package of e-Propulsion and e-Power systems enables our customers to meet the rapidly approaching regulatory requirements and respond to the increase in demand for sustainable clean-energy solutions."

Dana's complete e-Propulsion and e-Power systems provide customers with a turnkey solution for the design, development, integration, and upfitting of electrified technologies to the vehicle chassis. This fully integrated electric vehicle solution leverages Dana's core technologies in electric vehicle architecture, vertically integrated systems engineering, and core product portfolio in integrated electric systems to accelerate the time to deliver vehicles to market.

The e-Propulsion system delivers the motion for the vehicle by leveraging Dana's expertise in high-voltage motors and inverters, driveline technologies, and thermal management to optimize for the vehicle's duty cycle, while achieving the highest levels of functional safety and best-in-class efficiency.

The Dana developed and integrated e-Power system is responsible for generating, storing, and managing the energy for the vehicle to support the vehicle's electrified auxiliary systems, including the onboard charger, charge controller, junction box, and high-and low-voltage electrical accessories. The entire vehicle platform is supported by Dana's system-and vehicle-level software and controls and embedded control platform.

This is the third innovation award for this system, having been recognized last year with the New Power Technology Award and the Achievement of the Year Award at the 2021 Diesel Progress Summit and Awards.

Dana began supplying its complete e-Propulsion and e-Power systems in 2020, and its technologies are featured on a number of customer programs, including Kenworth, Peterbilt, and Lonestar Specialty Vehicles.

About Dana Incorporated
Dana is a leader in the design and manufacture of highly efficient propulsion and energy-management solutions that power vehicles and machines in all mobility markets across the globe. The company is shaping sustainable progress through its conventional and clean-energy solutions that support nearly every vehicle manufacturer with drive and motion systems; electrodynamic technologies, including software and controls; and thermal, sealing, and digital solutions.

Based in Maumee, Ohio, USA, the company reported sales of $8.9 billion in 2021 with 40,000 people in 31 countries across six continents. Founded in 1904, Dana was named one of "America's Most Responsible Companies 2022" by Newsweek for its emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility. The company is driven by a high-performance culture that focuses on valuing others, inspiring innovation, growing responsibly, and winning together, earning it global recognition as a top employer. Learn more at dana.com.

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