ZF has secured a multi-year order from a number one Indian OEM for a number of thousand items of its AxTrax 2 LF electrical portal axle, with first deliveries scheduled for 2026. The items are destined for India’s home market in addition to international exports.
The AxTrax 2 LF, launched at Busworld 2023, is a completely built-in low-floor axle that mixes propulsion, braking and suspension in a compact bundle, liberating up area for batteries and passengers.
ZF says the second-generation unit delivers as much as 20% vitality financial savings over its predecessor, decreasing battery necessities and lengthening vary. Its twin permanent-magnet hairpin motors, 800 V SiC inverter and oil cooling produce as much as 360 kW steady energy and 36,800 Nm of peak torque—sufficient for a 25% climbing grade on a 30-ton articulated bus with a single pushed axle.
“This order highlights ZF’s energy as a trusted companion in advancing zero-emission mobility and displays the persevering with robust international demand for merchandise throughout all key industrial automobile domains,” stated Andreas Moser, head of ZF’s Industrial Automobile Options division.
Supply: ZF

