A little-known company from the United Kingdom, Yasa, has a new electric motor that delivers 700 horsepower from something ...

Tim Woolmer, CTO at YASA, made the claim on LinkedIn, saying a new prototype motor it developed produces 550 kilowatts and ...

The conversion delivers an impressive 500 horsepower and over 700 pound-feet of torque. Car enthusiast transforms classic American muscle car into powerful EV with original features: 'There's ...

Starting at $40,875 ($47,940 as tested), the Niro EV packs a punchy, 201-hp, 188-lb-ft electric motor and no engine. This gets electricity from a 64.8-kWh battery pack stashed underneath the Niro ...

The most basic Taycan for the 2025 model year starts at $99,400, which gets you 402 horsepower and 302 lb-ft of torque sent to the rear wheels from an electric motor.

To understand how electric cars work, ... a Rivian R1T can have as many as one motor per wheel. [Related: Electric cars are better for the environment, no matter the power source] ...

An electric motor, on the other hand, is really just some magnets wrapped in wires and it only needs a single speed transmission. That simplicity worries the United Auto Workers union.

It's quick, too — not that you expected anything less from an all-electric sports car. The entry-level model has a single rear motor producing 335 hp, enough for a 0-62 mph sprint of 5.0 seconds.

Why electric cars tend to be quiet boils down to what's running them: electric motors. Electric motors operate by converting electricity into your car's power, and this process is notably smooth ...

It might be shocking to consider that some of the earliest electric cars weighed in at 4,250 pounds and could travel 50 to 100 miles on a single battery charge.

California has long been a champion of electric cars, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll phase out sales of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035 as part of the state’s fight against climate change.