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 ...

MIT researchers have developed a multi-material 3D-printing platform that can be used to fully print electric machines in a single step.

The team, based at MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories, demonstrated the system by printing an electric linear motor – the type that generates straight-line motion instead of ...

Industry 4.0 is seen as the new era of manufacturing, combining technology, robotics, artificial intelligence and automation to create an efficient and effective manufacturing process. Industrial use ...

Electric motors usually comprise a stator and a rotor, with the latter rotating inside the former. Donut Lab thinks this design is outdated, and a hollowed-out rotor can offer important advantages.

Every so often, something comes along in the world of engineering that makes you sit back, scratch your head, and wonder if someone's been dabbling in the dark arts. We've had batteries that charge ...

Although technically a lot simpler, mechanical speaking, than their internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts, electric cars are also a lot more complicated. That's because they rely on a wide ...

How often have you had conversations with friends about electric vehicles where you talked about their engines? Here's a fun fact. EVs do not have engines. They have motors or, to be more specific, ...