There is a great deal of interest in motor control from this audience,so I thought it would be a good time to refresh our knowledge of someof the more common electric motors. Microchip has puttogether ...

Hyundai has recently provided an enlightening explanation of how electric vehicle (EV) motors operate, simplifying complex ...

Eduardo Zepeda is a car aficionado, gasoline mechanic, and motorhome enthusiast based in central Mexico. He has lived in different parts of Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and he is constantly ...

You see them everywhere you go, but it’s still good to know the subtle nuances around what a BEV is and isn’t. Battery-electric vehicles, or BEVs, are increasingly all over the place. Heck, the ...

Electric motors are critical assets in many applications, so access to nameplate ratings and terminal markings can save time and money as a motor is moved in and out of service for storage, ...

I suspect for many of you (save the electricians out there), your knowledge of electricity is about as basic as mine. I understand concepts such as the greater a light bulb's wattage, the brighter the ...

Classic radial gap, stacked lamination stators. (Shown with and without windings.) As we look at catalogs of electric motors, we find them classified by power, speed, and torque. To a large extent, ...

Specifics about high-power-density motors (HPDMs). Applications best served with HPDMs. Why BLDCs are perhaps the most preferred among HPDM architectures. High power density is an important ...

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. If you’ve made, or are thinking about making, the shift to an electric car you ...

Our electric vehicle buying guide covers everything you need to know about EVs — from how they work to the benefits of ownership. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our ...

Ferrari engineers call it the pizza. This electric motor, which Ferrari uses in its 296 and SF90 models, comes from YASA in England. It’s thicker than your average Neapolitan pie, roughly the same ...

Article 430 contains the specific rules for conductor sizing, overcurrent protection, control circuit conductors, controllers,, and disconnects for electric motors. The installation requirements for ...