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 ...

The EV revolution has been all about batteries up to this point, but a new electric motor design breakthrough is about to change that. Say hello to the axial flux motor – the circular engine that is ...

Evo Electric, the people behind the Axial Flux motor/generator technology which was featured in the first demonstration of a hybrid vehicle coming from Lotus, the Evora 414E Hybrid, announced today ...

Mercedes-Benz is developing a new sports car platform for high-performance AMG electric models. To do that, instead of creating horsepower and torque, the electric vehicle formula required a new level ...

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 ...

Electric performance is about to be rewritten by a motor that does two jobs at once. Instead of relying on heavy rear brake hardware, a new generation of in-wheel units delivers supercar thrust while ...