Today, electric and hybrid vehicles are gaining much attention. They have come a long way since their first conception in the early 19 th century and the arrival of the first mass-produced hybrid - ...

A review of the day’s top trending stories from Machine Design editors. There will be more to the coming electric vehicle revolution than simply figuring out where and how often to refuel. There will ...

It doesn’t matter where you stand on the EV adoption scale—when you get down to it, electric cars are machines, and machines are cool. Up until now, I’d never given much thought to electric motor ...

Bearing failures are the most common cause of electric motor and generator failure. Maintenance professionals can optimize the life of these machines by following industry best practices for bearing ...

Tier-one auto parts supplier Mahle has announced a groundbreaking "superior continuous torque" (SCT) motor for electric vehicles, capable of continuously pounding out more than 90 percent of its peak ...

Munro & Associates tear down a pair of electric motors from General Motors and Tesla. What their engineers found are two completely different approaches to cooling. One prioritizes simplicity, while ...

It’s plain to see that electric vehicles are the future, but there’s more to making that change happen than swapping out a gas motor for a battery-powered one — especially in aircraft. H3X is a ...

Electric motors, both ac and dc types, come in many shapes and sizes. Some are standardized versions for general-purpose applications. Others are intended for specific tasks. In any case, motors ...

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 and ...

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 ...