Cutting-edge Mercedes-Benz motor could make future EVs much, much lighter

Modern EVs are heavy, due to the batteries and chunky electric motors that power them. But this new electric motor could ...
Yahoo

Evolito, with an axial-flux motor lighter than Tesla’s, starts ramping up its team

Last year YASA, a British electric motor startup with a revolutionary “axial-flux” motor, was acquired by Mercedes-Benz to develop ultra-high-performance electric motors for Mercedes’s AMG.EA electric ...
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BMW Patents New Axial Flux Motor Design to Boost EV Efficiency and Durability

In recent months, General Motors, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai have all submitted patents for improved rotor designs for electric motors in the quest to improve power and efficiency. BMW has ...
AOL

A New Axial-Flux Motor Becomes a Supercar Staple

Tesla was first to patent a primitive axial-flux electric motor—Nikola Tesla, that is, way back in 1889. It would be 126 years before the concept found its way to a car, the 1,500-horsepower (1,103 ...
Electrek

YASA’s axial flux motor achieved an unofficial world record, doubling industry benchmarks

Axial flux electric motor developer YASA announced it has achieved what it believes to be the highest power density for an electric motor ever, hailing the feat as an unofficial world record. If you ...
Electrek

YASA just destroyed its own record for power density with its state-of-the-art axial flux motor

Three months after declaring an unofficial world record achievement in power density for an electric motor, YASA’s latest axial flux prototype has shattered that previous benchmark. The axial flux ...
Carscoops

Mercedes’ Axial Flux Motor Weighs Less Than A Toddler And Makes Over 1,000 HP

Electric motors may not look like much, as they’re mostly lumps of metal and wires, but the right one can transform how a n EV feels, just like the right set of boring-looking tires can. And Yasa’s ...

New Electric Car Invention Will Make EVs Go Longer on Batteries and Faster Than Best Tesla Cars

YASA has developed a groundbreaking in-wheel motor for electric vehicles (EVs) that delivers unprecedented power in an ...
Electronic Design

Concept Car Features Axial-Flux Motor, “Unique” Battery Chemistry

The Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven prototype hints at what to expect from future electric performance cars from the company, including an axial-flux motor and new battery system that features ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between Axial- and Radial-Flux Electric Motors?

What sets axial- and radial-flux electric motors apart? The pros and cons of axial flux and radial flux in serving the surging global electric-motor market demand. As the world rapidly electrifies, ...
The Drive

New Thrustmaster Sim Racing Wheel Uses an Axial Flux Motor Just Like a McLaren

Thrustmaster has packaged the same technology found in many high-performance hybrids and EVs into a new direct-drive sim-racing wheel called the T598. Compatible with PlayStation and Windows, the ...