WATT had previously developed the Passenger and Commercial EV Skateboard (PACES), a lightweight aluminum platform for ...

The most common motor style for an electric bike is a hub motor (a motor in the center of the wheel), and we’ve all known for ...

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is ...

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 ...

Ford has filed a patent application for solid axles with integrated hub motors, hinting at a very different kind of EV powertrain from the Blue Oval. Instead of allowing wheels to move up and down ...

LOS ANGELES -- General Motors could begin production of wheel hub electric motors by the end of this decade, says r&d chief Larry Burns. The technology would allow easy conversion of conventional ...

They seem like a natural choice for electric vehicles, yet hardly any modern EVs have them. That may be changing soon. Ferdinand Porsche, it seems, was always ahead of the curve. He conceived one of ...

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