28 August 2024 The UK-headquartered electric vehicle motor developer Protean Electric claims that its latest in-wheel motor (IWM) with an integrated inverter delivers an “industry-leading” peak torque… Read More
25 June 2024 A UK start-up has used AI (artificial intelligence) to design and create a new rare-earth-free permanent magnet material that, it claims, can be produced at… Read More
30 April 2024 Bearing currents – a longstanding problem for some industrial motors – can also affect electric vehicle drivetrains, potentially leading to premature failure of bearings and other… Read More
1 December 2022 Ford has announced that is investing a further £125m to produce drivetrains for electric vehicles at its Halewood plant on Merseyside. The new investment takes… Read More
23 July 2021 Mercedes-Benz has bought the UK electric motor developer and manufacturer Yasa and will use its axial-flux electric motor technology to power a new generation of… Read More
25 June 2020 The UK government is investing £73.5m in ten projects to develop cutting-edge technologies for the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs), including high-efficiency axial-flux electric… Read More
14 February 2014 Mitsubishi Electric in Japan has developed a prototype 60kW electric vehicle (EV) motor-drive system with a built-in silicon-carbide (SiC) inverter. The system – claimed to… Read More
