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John Voelcker July 10, 2012 Comment Now! Starting a company to build electric cars is tough, as Tesla, Fisker, and others have found out. Building electric motors is tough, too.

The 800-watt motor weighs a mere 5.5 lb (2.52 kg) and puts out an incredible 77.4 lb-ft of torque (105 Nm). For reference, Bosch, Yamaha, and Shimano all have eMTB motors putting out 62.7 lb-ft ...

A man named Michael Faraday was behind the idea of the electric motor. He was born in 1791, and actually taught himself science! He was trained in something completely different, a job called ...

Electric vehicles are obviously different from gas-powered cars, but do they have engines? We explore how EV motors and drivetrains work.