The axial flux motor is quietly reshaping what electric performance can look like, and Mercedes-Benz is betting its AMG brand ...

Tesla was first to patent a primitive axial-flux electric motor—Nikola Tesla, that is, way back in 1889. It would be 126 years before the concept found its way to a car, the 1,500-horsepower (1,103 ...

Mercedes-Benz provided a flight from DC to San Diego and a return from Los Angeles, plus four nights’ hotels so we could meet the Vision One-Eleven as well as drive a new Mercedes-AMG plug-in hybrid ...

Mercedes-Benz took ownership of YASA, a UK-based electric motor specialist, in a deal that gave the German automaker direct ...

A 28-pound electric motor that puts out more than 1,000 horsepower sounds like something a screenwriter invented for a car ...

Mobility Components' (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University, in collaboration with industry partner Röscher, has launched a ...

The Mercedes-Benz Vision One-Eleven prototype hints at what to expect from future electric performance cars from the company, including an axial-flux motor and new battery system that features ...

The Yasa electric motor challenges conventional expectations of size and power in automotive engineering. Weighing just 12.7 kilograms (28 pounds), this compact axial flux motor delivers an impressive ...

We already knew that the axial flux motors that Mercedes subsidiary YASA is working on were going to be incredible. The new tech has the potential for seriously impressive power density – that's a ...

This week, we got a special invitation to Carlsbad, California, to peek behind the curtain of Mercedes-Benz’s International Design Center (IDC). It was here that the automaker’s creative team shared ...

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 ...