What is it?Kia has one of the most expansive electric vehicle line-ups of any manufacturer. From its stylish EV6 to its huge EV9 SUV, this Korean firm has established a firm foothold in the EV segment ...

No one can deny the gold rush currently underway in the EV space. Everyone seems to want a piece of the action – oddly enough ...

Yasa, a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary, has announced an axial flux electric motor that can make a peak of 1,005 hp and weighs just ...

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 ...

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 ...

For a lot of electrical and mechanical machines, there are nominal and peak ratings for energy output or input. If you’re in marketing or advertising, you’ll typically look at the peak rating and move ...

For IGBTs, the on-state voltage drop is a critical specification to consider. This drop includes both the diode drop across ...

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

EV motorsports test EV performance limits, shaping the electric racing future with extreme efficiency, instant torque, and ...

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.

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 ...