A simple spiral trace is easy enough to create, but when for example creating a circular array of coils for an electric motor there’s a need for more complex shapes. Drawing a trapezoidal spiral ...

"Raxial" is a portmanteau of "radial" and "axial". Typically, electric motors use one or the other. Radial motors have the ...

Despite the wide range of motor options available today, electric motors typically work based on the magnetic effect of current: an electric current flowing through a wire coil in a magnetic field ...

Any enthusiast will be able to tell you the seat-of-the-pants characteristics of their favorite engine. The torque-peakiness of an Eighties turbo car, the endless rev-hungry climb of a naturally ...

This means that the motor effect forces continue to cause anti-clockwise rotation of the coil. Electric motors affect almost every aspect of daily life. They can be found in homes, schools and ...

Electric brakes are devices that use an electrical current ... When no current is flowing in the coil, the motor is braked by two compression springs squeezing the brake pads and the brake rotor ...

A protype Class A motorhome built on Harbinger’s plug-in hybrid medium-duty chassis suggests a quiet revolution is coming for ...

When it comes to making electric cars better, it's the batteries that you'll hear about the most. But what about the motor that actually drives the car? Car enthusiasts have long-obsessed about ...

This would tend to make the motor come to a stop, but two features allow the coil to continue rotating: ...

Tubeless tires are often found on more expensive electric scooters alongside bigger motors, longer-lasting batteries, and better suspension in the form of air or coil shocks. If you plan on riding a ...

The BYD Shark PHEV launches in October. We got a bite-sized taste of what the Shark will bring when it lands in Australia ...