Porsche raced hub motors 127 years ago. Now Orbis offers the torque, cost, and unsprung weight that may finally move motors back out to our wheels. Nineteenth-century electric cars were as likely to ...

Renault’s upcoming 5 Turbo 3E electric rally for the road might be the most exciting EV you can buy, but it isn't cheap. Renault takes two 5 Turbo 3E prototypes to Corsica where they please the crowds ...

Five years ago, Verge made headlines with its TS electric motorbike. Not only did this two-wheeler have an incredibly cool-looking, hubless rear motor, but this engine also delivered as much torque as ...

A new electric hub motor just dropped at Eurobike 2025, and it’s a big deal – mainly because it’s so small. Developed through a partnership between Moving Magnet Technologies (MMT), Swiss mechatronics ...

Normally, you wouldn’t expect to find a Lordstown Endurance electric pickup in rural Slovenia—or, for that matter, anywhere at all. So it felt like a borderline fever dream hustling two of the world’s ...

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes a new ...