This Motor Startup Is Literally Reinventing the Wheel. Here’s How. Backed by a $20 million seed round, Conifer’s motor innovation could have a big impact on micro mobility.

In-wheel technology has all of the challenges involved with multiple motors, as well as potential issues with shock absorption, because the motor is directly exposed to road imperfections.

This Hub Motor Concept Does More than Drive the Wheels Propulsion and deceleration, all in one unit, and compatible with drum and disc brakes—and crab walking, too. By Tom Murphy Published: Mar ...

In-wheel motor maker Elaphe doesn't see issues with durability or unsprung mass "Vehicle-level" integration of tech could bring 20% cheaper vehicles, 20% efficiency boost; ...

For comparison, Protean Electric’s Pd18 in-wheel motor generates 1,250 Nm of torque and 80 kW of power, with a similar weight of 36 kilos. ...

Porsche also designed an all-wheel-drive electric race car named La Toujours Contente (French for "the one who's always happy"), with one 13.8-hp motor powering each wheel.

Four other in-wheel motors have also been presented by Donut Labs, each in different sizes. One is catered towards semi-trucks and delivers 268 hp and 2,212 lb-ft, another is a 12-inch unit for ...

So, will you have an 845bhp in-wheel motor at each corner making for a 3,380bhp family hatchback in the coming years? Umm, unlikely. The chances are that companies who work with Donut Lab will use ...

At CES 2025, electric motor manufacturer Donut Lab rolled out its second-generation in-wheel drive units. The new motors promise big power and torque with very little in the way of weight and ...

WELSH rugby legend Geoff Wheel has died aged 73 after a battle with Motor Neurone disease. Wheel was an iconic figure of the 1970s and early 1980s and won 32 caps for his country. In a touching mes… ...

In China, state-owned car-making giant Dongfeng is testing a four-wheel-drive version of its Fengshen E70 saloon that uses Protean motors at the rear to create a second driven axle without a major ...

Tech This new in-wheel motor can produce up to 1,106lb ft of torque *per wheel* Dubbed the ‘Pd18’, it’s the fifth generation of Protean Electric’s IWM and can be attached to 18in wheels ...