Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. One of the most important choices you need to make when buying an ebike is ...

For as long as e-bike hub motors have existed, there have been two main types: geared and direct drive. The former are lighter and provide more torque, while the latter usually offer more raw power ...

A wheel hub motor can achieve a 20% increase in efficiency, leading to reduced EV battery size or increased vehicle range. By deploying this motor at scale, automakers could potentially save over US$1 ...

Ferdinand Porsche, it seems, was always ahead of the curve. He conceived one of the earliest electric cars back in 1900, which later added a gas engine to compensate for its primitive lead batteries.