Petro-Canada Lubricants, an HF Sinclair brand, has launched a new line of lubricant solutions for electric vehicles (EV), Petro-Canada Lubricants EVR.
The launch of EVR lubricants enables Petro-Canada Lubricants to support original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design solutions for current EV challenges and drive innovation in the design of EV technology. To help enable performance, protection and reliability for EVs, Petro-Canada Lubricants introduces the following new product brands: EVR Driveline, EVR Thermal Management and EVR Motor Greases.
EVR fluids and greases provide OEMs with material compatibility, power transfer and equipment performance to enable the development of driveline, axle and battery technologies for use across a range of sectors including automotive, as well as heavy- and medium-duty transportation.
“The integration of EV technology into the transportation world is well underway, and our new EVR product line will further enable OEMs, commercial fleets and consumers to realize the promise of EV technology,” said Alex Buczek, global segment manager transportation at Petro-Canada Lubricants. “We reliably supply our partners today with solutions for EVs, based on our existing high-performance technologies. Our drive to continuously innovate has led us to launch EVR, our first brand of uniquely formulated fluids for EVs. We’re looking forward to supporting the development of technologies that drive the reliability and performance of EVs.”
Petro-Canada Lubricants is also a member of the Southwest Research Institute’s Advanced Fluids for Electric Vehicles (AFEV) Consortium, which is working to advance the automotive industry’s understanding of the unique stressors placed on EV and hybrid vehicle fluids to enable development and optimization of EV fluids and progress EV powertrain design.