The iconic Hummer becomes and electric pickup
General Motors’ vision of an all-electric future is coming into clearer focus and gaining momentum with a $2.2 billion investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs....
A sports electric car in “base version”
The new entry version of the sports electric Porsche-branded car is called Taycan 4S and it is the third version of this model.
Already orderable and incoming in concessionaries since January 2020, this version is...
Sustainable and field-proven drives for agricultural machines
Baumüller is making use of its many decades of experience in developing motors and producing electric engines, supplying energy-efficient components and comprehensive solutions for hybrid and fully electric drive systems, to develop individual drive...
Marine and industrial segments. Volvo Penta accelerates towards electrified power
With the aim of becoming a driving force in sustainable power solutions, Volvo Penta is going full charge into hybrid and all-electric drivelines, offering electrified solutions in both its marine and industrial segments by...
It looks like a standard car, consumes as a hair dryer
After 2700 kilometres through the Rocky Mountains region, from Nebraska to Oregon, the Solar Wave team – the only European team in the race – ended the course winning the first place and two...
Electric motors and their impact on mechanics
In the past, when motors were the conversation subject, it was almost unavoidable to think of a standard explosion engine, maybe of some old frames of some black and white movies. Today instead, speaking...
Car suitable for being integrated as an electricity grid reserve
To meet the universal desire for a transition to decentralised energy generation from renewable sources, new and innovative solutions for stabilising the electricity grid are necessary. The increasing use of renewable energy leads to...
Alternate or direct current motors?
Obviously, we are not referring to AC-DC, the group of "Highway to Hell" and "Back in Black". We are instead asking the question whose answer determines the first engineering choice, in other words “alternate...
The updated version of the MotoE all-electric superbike prototype
The partnership between CRP Group’s specialized companies and Energica Motor Company to fine-tune the all-electric superbike for the 2019 FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup goes full steam ahead: an updated version of the MotoE...
Many applications for the new K1W water cooled motor
The new K1W series of water-cooled motors has been recently launched by WEG, a global manufacturer of motor and drive technology.
The newly developed K1W motors are available up to energy efficiency class IE3 with rated power...