A 28-pound electric motor that puts out more than 1,000 horsepower sounds like something a screenwriter invented for a car commercial. It isn’t. YASA, a British electric motor company owned by ...

The world of electric motor tech moves fast. Just months after YASA claimed an unofficial record for the most power-dense unit ever, the Mercedes-owned company specializing in axial-flux design motors ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Morris covers the rapidly growing world of electric vehicles. Electric cars predate those running on fossil fuel, but ...

Yasa’s yokeless dual-rotor motor design with a threefold power-density gain, points toward lighter, more efficient drivetrains.

A new chapter in electric motor design may be underway, and it’s being written in the UK. Yasa Motors, based in Britain and owned by Mercedes, has developed a new electric motor that sets a new ...

We’ve long-admired internal combustion engines for their power density pursuits. Extremely high horsepower-to-liter ratios for naturally aspirated cars like the Honda S2000, Ferrari 458 Speciale, or, ...

Axial flux motors have really started to make some noise in the electric mobility market of late. Adding to the hype, British market innovator YASA announced that it's opening a state-of-the-art ...

Less than two months after smashing its own (unofficial) record in power density with its proprietary axial flux motor, YASA has unveiled a real-world application of the technology as an in-wheel ...

Last month, Mercedes-AMG touted the potential of YASA’s axial-flux electric motors with its AMG GT XX Concept car, but it seems that EV's powerplant was just the tip of the iceberg. YASA has just ...

Axial flux electric motor developer YASA announced it has achieved what it believes to be the highest power density for an electric motor ever, hailing the feat as an unofficial world record. If you ...

We’ve long-admired internal combustion engines for their power density pursuits. Extremely high horsepower-to-liter ratios for naturally aspirated cars like the Honda S2000, Ferrari 458 Speciale, or, ...