A Texas-based startup has raised US$4.5 million in seed funding to develop and commercialize a remarkable electric motor technology. The father/son team claims the design can massively reduce the size ...

In the past two years, companies have promised electric motors producing far more torque density, measured in kilowatts per kilogram. Avid said its Evo Axial Flux motor makes “one of the highest ...

Motors and their associated equipment must be protected against both overload and overcurrent (short circuit or ground fault). This function is usually split, with ...

We’ve been intrigued by Orbis’ many different swings at providing in-wheel motors that add little or no un-sprung weight ever since company founder Marcus Hays brought us a PHEV Civic Type R with an ...

There's no replacement for displacement. An adage that's been around as long as the combustion engine, really. But these age-old sayings don't really apply anymore when it comes to electric motors.

Electric motors, both ac and dc types, come in many shapes and sizes. Some are standardized versions for general-purpose applications. Others are intended for specific tasks. In any case, motors ...

Elaphe Propulsion Technologies recently introduced modular platforms for autonomous vehicles. The Slovenia-based company has manufactured electric in-wheel propulsion systems since 2003. Maros ...

Australian politicians, including Prime Minister Scott Morrison, have raised the question of electric vehicles’ capacity for “grunt”. Now I’m by no means a “grunt” expert, but when it comes to ...

Koenigsegg has just revealed the details on its new electric motor. Called the Quark, it’s an entirely new design for automotive motors, packing 335 hp and 443 lb-ft of torque in an amazingly compact ...