Nikesh Kooverjee has been contributing to the automotive sphere for 11 years. His previous roles include Digital Editor at CAR South Africa and associate editor at CarBuzz. He has always had a strong ...

A compact, lightweight electric motor that is part of the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) power train in "hypercars" from Koenigsegg in Sweden. Weighing 86 pounds, the motor generates 800 horsepower, but ...

Any enthusiast will be able to tell you the seat-of-the-pants characteristics of their favorite engine. The torque-peakiness of an Eighties turbo car, the endless rev-hungry climb of a naturally ...

We’ve long-admired internal combustion engines for their power density pursuits. Extremely high horsepower-to-liter ratios for naturally aspirated cars like the Honda S2000, Ferrari 458 Speciale, or, ...

Introduction Electric bikes are designed to last for years, but their lifespan depends heavily on how they are used, maintained, and stored. Many riders researching electric bikes ask the same ...

What sets axial- and radial-flux electric motors apart? The pros and cons of axial flux and radial flux in serving the surging global electric-motor market demand. As the world rapidly electrifies, ...

As is ever the case with engineering design, the primary trade-offs occur between power (energy), performance (efficiency), and area (miniaturization). While this is especially true in designing ...