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02/06/14 | Press release: DSD establishes USA office

2 June 2014

UK transmission specialists to establish USA office Drive System Design will set-up a Michigan facility to accommodate growing North American business Southam, UK, 2nd June 2014 – UK automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), is establishing engineering and sales offices in Michigan […]

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In The News | DSD presents paper at next week’s FISITA Congress

30 May 2014

DSD to present paper on use of composites in transmissions UK consultancy at FISITA 2014 World Automotive Congress Drive System Design (DSD), will challenge conventional thinking on transmission design in a paper on ultra-lightweight casings during the FISITA World Automotive Congress at Maastricht from 2-6 […]

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12/05/14 | Press release: DSD creates sister company to develop technologies to production

16 May 2014

– DSD creates sister company to develop technologies to production – Evolute Drives will accelerate development of high efficiency driveline technologies – Southam, UK, 12th May 2014 – automotive engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has established a new product development company that will take […]

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In The News | DSD attends the Auto Expo Components event in New Delhi

7 March 2014

– DSD’s Chief Engineer, Mike Savage, visited the Auto Expo Components event in New Delhi last month and comments on his time there. We attended the event as part of the SMMT’s (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) UK pavilion group alongside some other […]

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19/02/14 | Press release: Transmission consultancy invests in enhanced development and test capability

20 February 2014

– Transmission consultancy invests in enhanced development and test capability Additional facilities complement DSD’s existing modelling and design activities to provide comprehensive service from concept design to hardware validation Southam, UK, 19th February 2014 – specialist engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has opened a new […]

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In the News | DSD to present technical paper at Future Powertrain Conference

14 February 2014

– Drive System Design’s Technical Director, Alex Tylee-Birdsall, will present a ‘High efficiency electric vehicle powertrain’ paper at this year’s Future Powertrain Conference (FPC2014) at the National Motorcycle Museum on Thursday 20th February. The paper will be based on the company’s unique multi-speed, electric vehicle […]

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04/02/14 | Press release: Shortage of control engineers a critical issue for the commercial vehicle and off-highway industry

7 February 2014

– Shortage of control engineers a critical issue for the commercial vehicle and off-highway industry Drive System Design will use this year’s Auto Expo Components show in New Delhi to suggest outsourcing expertise as a solution Southam, UK, 4th February 2014 – A shortage of control engineers […]

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In The Press | Global industry title publishes DSD’s comments on the future of DCTs

20 December 2013

Automotive World, one of the industry’s most influential publications, has been talking to DSD Managing Director Mark Findlay about his views on the future of DCTs. Mark Findlay suggests that “As manufacturing capacity increases for automatic transmissions over the next few years, we […]

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13/12/13 | Press Release: Secrets of new HEV transmission revealed at international show

18 December 2013

Novel synchroniser architecture allows seamless shifts with higher efficiency Southam, UK, 13 December 2013 – specialist engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), unveiled technical details of MSYS, its novel transmission for hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs), at last week’s international CTI Symposium in Berlin. By […]

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4/11/13 | Press Release: New hybrid and electric vehicle transmission that increases range by up to 15% to be revealed at Berlin CTI Symposium

28 November 2013

New hybrid and electric vehicle transmission that increases range by up to 15% to be revealed at Berlin CTI Symposium Technical paper will explain how novel powershift arrangement combines seamless shift feel with reduced energy consumption Southam, UK, 4th November 2013 – specialist engineering consultancy, […]

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10/06/13 | Press Release: New Three-Speed Transmission Helps Electric Vehicles Run Farther, Faster and More Smoothly

10 July 2013

Novel powershift arrangement combines seamless shift feel with reduced energy consumption Southam, UK, 10 Jul 2013 – specialist engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), is developing a highly efficient three-speed transmission for next-generation hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs). Called MSYS, the system uses the powershift […]

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12/03/13 | Press Release: Award-winning technology consultancy secures medium-volume manufacturing capability

12 March 2013

Drive System Design joins government-backed Proving Factory initiative to provide comprehensive design, test and build capability for automotive driveline systems. Southam, UK, 4 March 2013 – specialist engineering consultancy, Drive System Design (DSD), has joined the new, government-backed initiative The Proving Factory that gives access […]

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