German supplier Continental says it is close to production for wheel hub motors that integrate braking, whether the customer wants disc or drums, or hydraulic or dry brake-by-wire. Conti will package ...

Ferdinand Porsche, it seems, was always ahead of the curve. He conceived one of the earliest electric cars back in 1900, which later added a gas engine to compensate for its primitive lead batteries.

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 ...

Earlier this month, BMW was spotted testing a new all-electric sports coupe at the company's R&D base in Bavaria. This car is reportedly based on the company's fresh Neue Klasse platform, which was ...

Ford has applied for a patent on a solid-axle and hub-motor combination for EVs remarkably similar to what the automaker dismissed as nonviable for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck. As detailed in the ...

Something of an automotive phenom, Munich startup DeepDrive is hard at work on a more practical, mass production-ready in-wheel electric motor. Its unique radial flux motor concept uses a dual-rotor ...

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 ...

BEIJING, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 2025 GT World Challenge Beijing E-Town Round will take place from October 17 to 19, 2025, in the Tongming Lake area of Beijing Economic-Technological ...

Nissan Motor Co. will significantly ramp up electric-vehicle production in the UK with a £2 billion ($2.5 billion) investment at its Sunderland site in a boon to the country’s car industry. The ...

Kia Corp., South Korea's second-biggest carmaker, said Friday it held a ceremony to mark the completion of one facility and ...