Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. EVs have electric motors. Conventional cars have engines. From the driver’s seat, very few vehicle owners have more than a ...

Why EV manufacturers are working toward eliminating rare-earth materials from their motors. An introduction to the wound-rotor synchronous motor (WRSM) architecture, and some of its innovative ...

An introduction to the symmetric, multiphase, wound-rotor “synchronous” doubly-fed motor or generator system, called SYNCHRO-SYM. How SYNCHRO-SYM is only possible with brushless, automatic, ...

Several companies around the globe have been hard at work innovating and refining magnet-free electric motors to make them a more viable option for the fast-growing EV industry. ZF Friedrichshafen has ...

The GT63’s 577-hp twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 is swapped with an even mightier version making 603 hp and 627 lb-ft. At the rear, a 201-hp, 236-lb-ft permanently excited synchronous electric motor powers ...

Early incarnations of the electric motor first appeared in the 1740s through the work of Scottish Benedictine monk and scientist, Andrew Gordon. Other scientists such as Michael Faraday and Joseph ...

Geothermal power offers a stable, continuous source of renewable energy that could help power millions of homes while reducing dependence on fossil fuels. As governments worldwide pursue ...

Organizing the synchronous speed, slip, and star-delta starting of electric motors with numbers1. You can score points just ...

Anthony Capretto is an automotive journalist at CarBuzz with a background in Media Communications and Film from the University of Pittsburgh. Since joining in 2022, he’s covered industry news, EV ...