Cummins takes over Efficient Drivetrains to enrich its electrification capabilities

Efficient Drivetrains is now part of Cummins’ family. The engine manufacturing company has acquired Silicon Valley-based Efficient Drivetrains, which designs and produces hybrid and fully- electric power solutions for commercial markets.

Adding Efficient Drivetrains to the Cummins portfolio is the latest step forward in Cummins’ efforts to become a global electrified power leader, states the press release by the company.

Cummins investing in Efficient Drivetrains

Cummins began developing its electrification capabilities more than a decade ago. During the past nine months, it accelerated investment in this business when it undertook strategic efforts to build capabilities across the entire range of electric storage, as evidenced by the acquisitions of UK-based Johnson Matthey Battery Systems and North America-based Brammo.

Upon the addition of its fully-electric and unique four-mode hybrid powertrains, Efficient Drivetrains will broaden Cummins’ electrification expertise and products. Efficient Drivetrains’s hybrid system, states the press release, is the most versatile on the market today, able to switch, in real time, between fully electric, series and parallel modes.

More than 6,000,000 miles traveled for Efficient Drivetrains

Based in the Silicon Valley in California, Efficient Drivetrains’s portfolio of hybrid-electric drivetrain systems have traveled more than six million miles in a fleet setting in the United States and China.

Efficient Drivetrains’s products and diverse customer base will provide a springboard for Cummins into electrified markets, enabling the company a more immediate ability to grow market share. The closing of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter.

Commitment to innovation

“As power needs and technologies continue to evolve, Cummins remains committed to innovations that will deliver the right power solutions for the right applications at the right time to help our customers’ succeed,” said Tom Linebarger, Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc. “This acquisition will combine Efficient Drivetrains’s talented workforce and electrification capabilities with Cummins’ expertise in developing and manufacturing the technologies that power the world”.

“As the industry continues to evolve and OEMs move to include hybrid and electric technologies in their vehicle offerings, the combination of Cummins and Efficient Drivetrains represents a tremendous opportunity for growth and category leadership,” said Joerg Ferchau, Efficient Drivetrains’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Efficient Drivetrains’s advanced portfolio of plug-in-hybrid and full electric technologies paired with Cummins’ industry leadership and focus on innovation will allow us to deliver best-in-class products, service and support worldwide. Vehicle OEMs and fleets evaluating new electric and hybrid technologies prefer to work with well-established companies that have the depth and resources to provide the support that’s needed to scale into high volume mass production. Together, we can lead the electrification category, and provide exciting new options that the market will embrace.”