Hyundai is continuing work on in-wheel hub motors for electric vehicles, two recent patent filings indicate. One filing, published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nov. 14, ...

Founded in the U.K. by Tim Woolmer in 2009, a spin-off from his Oxford PhD project, the company’s pioneering axial-flux ...

A wheel hub motor can achieve a 20% increase in efficiency, leading to reduced EV battery size or increased vehicle range. By deploying this motor at scale, automakers could potentially save over US$1 ...

Another company has surfaced with an electric conversion for the original Defender, but there's a difference this time. U.K.-based Bedeo's electric Defender uses in-wheel motors, which Bedeo has ...

In-wheel motor maker Elaphe doesn't see issues with durability or unsprung mass "Vehicle-level" integration of tech could bring 20% cheaper vehicles, 20% efficiency boost Elaphe is targeting 95% ...

Future Motion – the company that basically invented the “self-balancing asphalt surfboard” category with the Onewheel – has officially ...

Whether you have stability issues keeping you off two wheels or simply want more exercise, the best three wheel electric bikes offer a fun, easy way to get moving. They're a cinch to ride, have great ...

Putting electric motors in automobile wheels is not a new idea. Ferdinand Porsche achieved his first fame at age 25 with wheel hub motors in the Lohner-Porsche Electric car exhibited at the Paris ...

Electric car maker ZAP (www.zapworld.com) has signed an exclusive agreement with PML FlightLink Limited (www.pmlflightlink.com) for wheel motor technology to be used in next-generation vehicles that ...

That much unsprung weight seriously degrades a vehicle’s ride quality and dynamic handling while adding considerable cost, and motors at the wheels experience way more shock, vibration, and risk of ...

It might be too early to say that the auto industry is undergoing a great electrification. But more and more automakers are headed in that direction as product pipelines swell, with new ...