Despite its understated design and single-motor setup, the VMAX VX2 Hub delivers acceleration and real-world performance that ...

Bosch debuts its 5-lb Hub Line rear motor and slim PowerTube 360 battery to make urban e-bikes lighter, cleaner, and commuter ...

Low to the ground, yes. Low on power, absolutely not. This build is a love letter to garage workshop ingenuity, and we're ...

Ford has applied for a patent on a solid-axle and hub-motor combination for EVs remarkably similar to what the automaker dismissed as nonviable for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck. As detailed in the ...

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is ...

They seem like a natural choice for electric vehicles, yet hardly any modern EVs have them. That may be changing soon. Ferdinand Porsche, it seems, was always ahead of the curve. He conceived one of ...

For as long as e-bike hub motors have existed, there have been two main types: geared and direct drive. The former are lighter and provide more torque, while the latter usually offer more raw power ...

LOS ANGELES -- General Motors could begin production of wheel hub electric motors by the end of this decade, says r&d chief Larry Burns. The technology would allow easy conversion of conventional ...

Ford has filed a patent application for solid axles with integrated hub motors, hinting at a very different kind of EV powertrain from the Blue Oval. Instead of allowing wheels to move up and down ...

ADO has co-developed a hub motor with Bafang that sports 3-speed auto-shifting gears. The first model to roll with this system is the Air 30 Ultra city ride, which also comes with a 100-km battery, ...

At the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology expo in Hannover yesterday, Elaphe presented the latest generation of its monster in-wheel electric hub motors, which can now smash out as much as 1,500 ...