The £12m investment boosts YASA’s manufacturing capacity, setting new benchmarks in e-motor technology and quality, enabling production to scale beyond 25,000 units per year. YASA claimed its hybrid vehicles deliver up to four times greater performance than any other electric motors on the road.
Investment in Advanced e-Motor Technology and Manufacturing
Tim Woolmer, YASA CTO and founder said: “With a multi-million-pound investment into our Yarnton facility, we have transformed our manufacturing capability and significantly accelerated our production capacity. This latest initiative will enable us to apply our technology with even greater accuracy, pace and scale. Combined with YASA’s position as part of the Mercedes-Benz Group, the factory transformation consolidates YASA’s role as a global leader in developing high-performance, high-efficiency axial-flux e-motors.
“As a company, we have come a long way since our humble origin as an Oxford University start-up. However, we are still driven by the same passion, spirit and determination to create the world’s most advanced electric mobility technology solutions.”
Upgraded Manufacturing Technologies and Facility Features
The 60,000ft YASA facility in Yarnton, near Oxford, includes its manufacturing technologies. This include the addition of four new constructed coil and bar manufacturing cells with CNC coiling winding, assembly and impregnation processes.
New laser stripping and brazing, increased rotor balancing accuracy, new high-capacity ovens, stator laser welding and complete stator quality control, covering dimensional, electrical and leak testing.
These advances would enhance YASA’s capability to create complete motor sets while improving repeatability and reliability and introducing even greater flexibility levels by overcoming bottlenecks in the component supply chain.
Operational Enhancements for Quality, Safety, and Flexibility (H2)
Richard Firmstone, Operations Director said: “We have transformed the manufacturing processes to enable an enhanced operating philosophy. Manufacturing in motor sets to optimise flow, improving safety, quality, and efficiency. Enabling full process and material traceability, creating full flexibility to mitigate risk and deal with fluctuations in customer demand effectively.”
