Christian Ruoff, writing in Charged, tells us that the most likely explanation has to do with historical factors. By many accounts, the reason Tesla started developing an induction motor in the first ...

Jeff Lane, 65, the director of the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tenn., on his 1932 Helicron, as told to A.J. Baime.

The world of electric motor tech moves fast. Just months after YASA claimed an unofficial record for the most power-dense ...

The axial flux electric motor pioneers at YASA are at it again. Just three months after sending tremors through the electric ...

In a recent article, I wrote about step-motor system performance emphasizing key concepts that all engineers need to understand about this widely-used electro-magnetic-mechanical digital actuator. As ...

Many engineers do it, but does the practice of oversizing motors “just in case” do more harm than good? An exclusive Automation World survey reveals both sides of the debate. Despite the push for more ...

The way to break boundaries sometimes is not knowing what those boundaries are. That seems to have happened with Zeus electric motors. Zeus CEO Tom Hopkins, a longtime Vail resident, said the Zeus ...

When Chevrolet won 14 NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer championships in 15 years, the feat was largely associated with the famous men – drivers, crew chiefs – hoisting trophies in victory lane. But much ...

Late last month, news broke that the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 did not finish during Motor Trend's annual Best Driver's Car competition. The supercharger simply refused to engage—which Chevrolet ...

Michael Cannon, the IndyCar engineering mastermind considered by many as one of the biggest offseason signings, has parted from Prema Racing, the series' newest team, where he'd only weeks ago joined ...