When we first heard the news that the Tamiya Wild One was set to be reborn ... Oh, and originally there was supposed to be a 5.5bhp electric motor that would offer a top speed of 30mph, but ...

Tamiya created the format in 1982 as ... The crux of it is optimizing the setup for the track. Gear ratios and tire size, electric motor break-in procedures, the tire’s shape, the friction ...

Even EVs with just one speed still need gears that change the electric motor’s drive-gear ratio and transfer power to a differential, which splits that power between the wheels. Furthermore ...

Green Car Reports has information from Polestar that the manufacturer will develop its own powerful in-house electric motor, as well as a two-speed gearbox that doesn’t sound too dissimilar to ...

It makes sense that e-bike drivetrains are being optimized to match their electric motors. On the one hand, we have bikes that ditch derailleur gear systems in favor of single-speed setups driven ...

An internal combustion vehicle has a multi-speed gearbox with numerous ratios; nearly every electric car has a single-speed transmission. Implicitly, this makes sense. An electric motor delivers ...

"Rivian designed a bolt-on mini-gearbox that attaches directly to ... These mini gearboxes would allow the Rivian's electric motors to run at a much lower speed, while also designed for advanced ...

See All 33 Photos This is the new CC-02 Mercedes G 500 from Tamiya. It comes with an electric 540 motor, and in the US Tamiya also supplies a TBLE-02S Sensored speed control, and a Tamiya TLU-01 ...

Most noteworthy, the new Mercedes-AMG plug-in hybrids, due later this year, are different than other Mercedes PHEVs in that they package a substantial electric motor at the rear wheels.

Although owners can stick it in third-gear and not worry about shifting (being electric, the motor can’t stall), they can also shift through the gears to take advantage of the 9,000 RPM electric ...

The diagrams show a setup with a 'fake' gear stick and clutch pedal that, when combined with clever software, can control the amount of torque from an electric motor to replicate the sensation of ...

Renesas Electronics has teamed up with electric motor maker Nidec to develop a 6-in-1 e-axle for electric vehicles. E-axles combine motor, inverter and gearbox into one unit and, according to Renesas, ...