Hitachi Astemo announced a new compact and lightweight direct drive system that would reduce energy loss and increase the range of electric vehicles. In the ongoing race for better range, automakers ...

Offered as the fruit of the company's patented direct-drive motor technology, the CARTRIDGE DDR direct-drive rotary servomotors are said to combine the performance advantages of frameless direct-drive ...

My google fu has ran up against a roadblock and im hoping the hive mind has an answer. The new jag concept and indeed many electric cars use direct drive motors mounted in or near wheel. These are ...

It’s an unfortunate fact that when a scientist at MIT describes an exciting new piece of hardware as “low-cost,” it might not mean the same thing as if a hobbyist had said it. [Caden Kraft] ...