Automakers and aerospace firms are accelerating rare-earth-free motor designs as dependence on neodymium becomes a liability.

The most common motor style for an electric bike is a hub motor (a motor in the center of the wheel), and we’ve all known for ...

Extremely high horsepower-to-liter ratios for naturally aspirated cars like the Honda S2000, Ferrari 458 Speciale, or, more ...

The design also opens up a pathway for massive weight reduction in EV design. YASA said that deploying the in-wheel motors in lieu of a traditional power and drivetrain could save around 440 pounds ...

Here’s what you’ll learn reading this story. Yasa’s electric motors are already being used in Lamborghini and Ferrari hybrid supercars, reaching 737.5 horsepower despite weighing less than 30 pounds.

Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

Snowmobiles are an effective means of moving across the snow and ice, but for many tasks they're … well, they're more of a ...

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.

Variable-frequency drives, or VFDs, are becoming more commonplace in motor retrofits and new installations. And while they boast increased energy efficiency as the main benefit, a small — but by no ...

A good digital multimeter (DMM) is key to diagnosing compressor problems in general. For instance, in a previous article (May 15 issue of The NEWS) we discussed using the DMM to read suction and ...