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Electric cars don't require multiple gears, but they still have transmissions. And General Motors is working on a way to make them better. A patent filing from the automaker detailing a new type of ...

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Electric powertrains are simpler than internal combustion engines, but they’re no less impressive when it comes to the technical wizardry that helps you go places. Batteries, of course, are at the ...

It’s a truism that technology is always shrinking and getting more compact. This, however, might be something else altogether. Previously the world’s smallest electronic motor was a microscopic 200 ...

Electrifying air travel is a key way to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions—but engineers will have to overcome a number of technical and regulatory hurdles before that can happen. Share on ...