Japanese engineers built a magnet-free electric motor with a plastic rotor, opening a surprising path for future machines.

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 ...

A Munich-based start-up called DeepDrive is gaining attention across the auto industry for its next-generation electric motor technology, and it may be on the cusp of a genuine breakthrough. The ...

We’ve long-admired internal combustion engines for their power density pursuits. Extremely high horsepower-to-liter ratios for naturally aspirated cars like the Honda S2000, Ferrari 458 Speciale, or, ...

With the internal combustion engine (ICE) being a staple of multiple forms of transportation since the late 19th century, most people are at least somewhat familiar with how an engine works: fuel and ...

Electric powertrains are simpler than internal combustion engines, but they’re no less impressive when it comes to the technical wizardry that helps you go places. Batteries, of course, are at the ...

Imagine an e-bike motor that lets you select your preferred pedaling cadence and then automatically adjusts the gears to keep ...