# Cree and ZF partner on SiC-based electric vehicle drivelines

Cree and ZF Friedrichshafen announced a strategic partnership to develop highly efficient silicon carbide-based electric drivelines, with ZF expecting to make them available by 2022.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2019-11-05
- Status: announced
- Products: silicon carbide-based power inverters, electric drivelines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [ZF Friedrichshafen](https://endata.com/companies/4104.md) (partner)
- [Cree](https://endata.com/companies/23782.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [fiercesensors.com](https://www.fiercesensors.com/electronics/cree-to-partner-german-automotive-supplier-electric-vehicle-drivelines), 2019-11-05: "Partnering with a tier-one leading global automotive supplier like ZF for the use of silicon carbide-based power inverters in next generation electric vehicles is indicative of the integral role silicon carbide plays."

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