The market for high-efficiency motors (>IE4 or equivalent) continues to grow at a faster pace than the broader low voltage AC ...

Today, most electric machines operate with radial flux (RF). Magnax offers a new concept, though—a machine that operates with axial flux (AF). Figure 1 provides a comparison of the RF and AF ...

What is an axial-flux permanent-magnet motor? Types of AFPM motors. Benefits of in-wheel traction motors. All motors can change their inherent energy into mechanical energy. The basic function of a ...

Electric vehicles are heavy, but have you heard they’re fast, too? Automakers are barking up the wrong tree when it comes to what enthusiasts want. Lightweight electric roadsters and sports cars just ...

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 ...

Axial flux motors like this Yasa P400 series can be integrated with combustion engines for hybrids or used alone for EVs. It was used to power the Jaguar C-X75 concept and the Koenigsegg Regera.

This Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven design study shows that outlandish sports car styling can exist in an era of battery-electric powertrains. The Vision One-Eleven uses an axial-flux motor made by ...