With the internal combustion engine (ICE) being a staple of multiple forms of transportation since the late 19th century, most people are at least somewhat familiar with how an engine works: fuel ...

At CES 2025, electric motor manufacturer Donut Lab rolled out its second-generation in-wheel drive units. The new motors promise big power and torque with very little in the way of weight and, like ...

Hybrids combine a gasoline engine, an electric motor, and a battery pack. The electric motor drives the car at low speeds (typically up to 30 mph, depending on how much charge the battery has ...

Donut Lab offered more details about its donut-shaped electric motors, which promise a much higher power and torque density than classic stator-rotor motors ...

The first electric-vehicle boom occurred at the turn of the 20th century, before internal combustion established itself as ...

New electric ... cars should be less likely to breakdown because they have fewer mechanical moving parts than a traditional petrol or diesel model. But does this theory really work in practice?