Electric performance is about to be rewritten by a motor that does two jobs at once. Instead of relying on heavy rear brake hardware, a new generation of in-wheel units delivers supercar thrust while ...

In the simplest terms, nearly every modern car on the planet uses disk brakes: a rotor attached to a hub with a caliper with brake pads fixed to the control arm at each wheel. The driver presses the ...

Mercedes In-Drive system mounts the brakes to the electric motor In-Drive is a friction-based braking system Mercedes has In-Drive in active testing, hasn't given a timeline for production ...

Slovenia's Elaphe is emphasizing performance applications for its in-wheel electric motors. At CES 2025, the company unveiled the Sonic 1, a thin electric motor it claims is compatible with ...

Regenerative braking improves EV efficiency, but reduced brake use can lead to rear brake corrosion and new service ...

Extremely high horsepower-to-liter ratios for naturally aspirated cars like the Honda S2000, Ferrari 458 Speciale, or, more recently, the Aston Martin Valkyrie, are inspiring works of engineering art.

Mercedes-Benz has been spotted testing a new CLA-Class Shooting Brake Underpinning the vehicle is the new MMA platform Both hybrid and fully electric versions are planned Mercedes-Benz is developing a ...

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