The first Mini prototype of 1959 did not arrive with fanfare or a manifesto about changing the car industry. It appeared as a compact answer to a fuel crisis, yet its layout quietly rewrote how small ...

The Nissan Sakura equipped with the Ao-Solar Extender. Japan’s Nissan Motor previewed a new battery-powered mini-vehicle prototype fitted with a roof-mounted solar panel, which the automaker plans to ...

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 ...

Japan’s IHI and local collaborators have created a prototype 250kW electric motor for aircraft use. The motor is intended for use in a hybrid-electric propulsion system, says IHI. It feels that the ...