Saietta to manufacture the VCU in India from Q4 2023 through JV with Padmini VNA
Saietta Group plc, the British electric drivetrain (eDrive) specialist, has completed the development of an all-new Vehicle Control Unit (VCU), that has been co-developed with HCLTech specifically for three- and four-wheeled lightweight electric vehicles (LEVs) in Asia.
The addition of the VCU to Saietta’s existing portfolio of motor, controller and transmission products enhances the company’s ability to provide OEMs with complete eDrive solutions that can be quickly and cost effectively tailored to specific applications.
The VCU will be manufactured in India by Saietta VNA, a joint venture between Saietta Group and Padmini VNA.
The first units will be delivered as part of complete eDrive solutions to one of the largest three- and four-wheel LEV manufacturers in India.
The eDrive supply arrangement, previously announced in December 2022, will see a minimum of 80,000 complete systems delivered over the first five years of the agreement.
The partnership with HCLTech is pitched as enabling the end-to-end development of a scalable, modular, safe and secure VCU architecture for LEVs – optimizing their operation and multiple other critical vehicle functions.
Tony Gott, Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer, Saietta Group, said: “As with all elements of our leading-edge eDrive solutions, the VCU is designed to be cost-effective for Asia and is highly modular. This allows our engineers to tailor the functionality precisely to a customer’s requirements and thereby deliver a competitive edge.
“Saietta seeks to work with the very best partners who have a proven track record of delivering insightful innovation at the required scale, on time, on cost and on quality and we view HCLTech clearly as such an industry leader. We look forward to evolving this relationship and together helping clean up the air in mega-cities globally.”
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