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  • Valeo is awarded contracts to supply its new generation Dual Inverter solution to two leading Chinese automakers

    Valeo is awarded contracts to supply its new generation Dual Inverter solution to two leading Chinese automakers

    Valeo Group | 20 Oct, 2025
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    Valeo’s Dual Inverter scalable platform combines compact design and record efficiency to extend electric driving range and support multiple powertrain architectures.


    October 20, 2025-Paris, France-Valeo, a world leader in high and low-voltage electric powertrain solutions, announced that its new generation Dual Inverter solution has secured serial production contracts with two major Chinese automakers. Through deep integration and architectural optimization, Valeo’s innovation sets a new benchmark for efficiency and compactness in automotive electrification. Mass production is scheduled to start in 2026, with the solution being deployed on the customers’ Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs).

    Xavier Dupont, CEO of Valeo Power Division, said: “We are honored by these two contracts that validate Valeo’s platform strategy, which gives us the agility to adapt quickly to the diverse needs of customers worldwide. With our new dual inverter platform, we will rapidly meet the strong demand in China for efficient and compact powertrain systems and are looking forward to delivering this advanced technology to our other global clients.“

    A key component for elevating hybrid system performance

    In electric and hybrid vehicles, inverters convert battery power to drive the electric motors. Plug-in hybrids and extended-range EVs require two motors—one for traction and one for generation—traditionally managed by separate units. A dual inverter combines both into a single compact system, with only one shared control board, reducing energy losses and costs while increasing efficiency, driving range and design flexibility for automakers.

    Thanks to its scalable 400–800V design, Valeo’s Dual Inverter can be used in today’s 400V electric vehicles as well as in the new generation of 800V models that enable ultra-fast charging. For automakers, this flexibility reduces development costs and allows them to cover multiple vehicle ranges with a single platform. The inverter can also be configured with traditional silicon modules for cost-sensitive models, silicon carbide for higher performance vehicles requiring maximum efficiency, or a hybrid Si/SiC option that balances performance and cost—giving OEMs the freedom to adapt the technology to each market segment. For drivers, this means faster charging on 800V vehicles, more driving range thanks to record energy efficiency of up to 99%, and a longer-lasting “full tank” with every charge.

    Valeo’s next-generation Dual Inverter: compact, efficient and scalable to extend EV range and performance.
    
    Valeo’s next-generation Dual Inverter: compact, efficient and scalable to extend EV range and performance.

    Designed for maximum safety and reliability

    Valeo’s Dual Inverter features a modular design that meets the industry’s highest functional safety standard, ASIL D (Automotive Safety Integrity Level D). This means the component meets the strictest requirements for reliability, fault tolerance and safety. For OEMs, it simplifies vehicle certification and ensures maximum reliability in system integration..
    Building on a proven track record of over 500,000 units already delivered on the first generation, Valeo’s new-generation Dual Inverter sets a new standard for EV range and performance

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  • Shin Starr’s robotic food truck kitchen will serve up Korean BBQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

    Shin Starr’s robotic food truck kitchen will serve up Korean BBQ at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

    When Shin Starr set out to build an autonomous kitchen, the company knew that the gimmick of robotic cooking wouldn’t carry the business. What would make Shin Starr’s OLHSO Korean BBQ food truck successful is if it could cook and deliver a…

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  • Awkward flirting, 4am breakdowns and a last kiss: David Eldridge on a decade of writing about love | Theatre

    Awkward flirting, 4am breakdowns and a last kiss: David Eldridge on a decade of writing about love | Theatre

    It’s October 2017 and I’m sitting at the National Theatre, notebook open and pen poised, waiting for the third preview of my play Beginning to begin. The first previews had flown and I felt relaxed, enjoying the preshow music and its house…

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  • Just a moment…

    Just a moment…

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  • BBVA appoints Franco Cinquegrana as country manager in Uruguay

    BBVA appoints Franco Cinquegrana as country manager in Uruguay

    Franco Cinquegrana joined BBVA more than 15 years ago and has since held a series of senior roles. He has served as director of innovation and business models and of business development, and most recently led Client Solutions in Uruguay. In that role, he helped drive the bank’s digital transformation and growth.

    “We thank Alberto for his outstanding contribution to BBVA’s growth and consolidation in Uruguay and wish Franco Cinquegrana every success in his new role,” said Jorge Sáenz-Azcúnaga, BBVA’s Global Head of Country Monitoring.

    BBVA in Uruguay is the country’s third-largest private-sector bank by investment and resources. It operates 31 branches, employs more than 500 people and serves more than 300,000 customers. In 2024, the unit contributed €76 million to the BBVA Group’s attributable profit.

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  • Highlights of the SIOP Congress 2025 by Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

    Highlights of the SIOP Congress 2025 by Venkatraman Radhakrishnan

     The 57th Annual Congress of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) was held from October 20-23, 2025, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

    Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Associate Professor of Medical and Pediatric…

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  • Just a moment…

    Just a moment…

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  • How A Trick From Radio Astronomy Could Help Astronomers Find Earth-like Planets

    How A Trick From Radio Astronomy Could Help Astronomers Find Earth-like Planets

    The wavelengths of radio light are so large that you can’t capture a high-resolution image with a single dish. To capture an image as sharp as, say, the Hubble telescope, you’d need a radio dish tens of kilometers across. So radio…

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  • Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension | Jimmy Kimmel

    Disney+ and Hulu cancellation rates doubled after Kimmel suspension | Jimmy Kimmel

    Disney’s short-lived suspension of Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration may have had a permanent impact on the company’s subscription numbers.

    According to data released by Antenna, an analytics firm that tracks…

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  • The British Museum hosts its first-ever ball, attended by Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell.

    The British Museum hosts its first-ever ball, attended by Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell.

    The British Museum held its inaugural ball on October 18th, marking the launch of a new annual event spotlighting London’s status as a global cultural capital. Co-chaired by arts patron and businesswoman Isha Ambani and the museum’s director,…

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