Electric Motors
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As axial-flux electric motors gain ground in the auto market, they're making inroads with boats. The new EPT Falcon is among the most powerful e-outboards, and it's lighter than the competition. It also has a slick steering trick hiding in the water.
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Garmin's latest Force electric motor drive might just be its most innovative yet. The Current trolling motor goes totally hands-free with a foot pedal system Garmin calls an industry first. Keep your bait in the water while cruising forward.
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The Maxon Air is the sleek mid-motor behind a bike long billed as the world's lightest full-suspension e-MTB. The new Air S drive won't shave any ounces off that lively steed, but it will triple its original torque without adding significant weight.
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California-based Conifer’s rare-earth-free electric motors use iron instead of neodymium, cutting costs and also cutting China's supply-stranglehold out of the equation. And they look cool.
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Axial flux electric motor specialist YASA is teasing how its next-gen motors will redefine expectations. One of its prototype motors has smashed the power density world record, pulling supercar levels of power from a flat, 29-pound package.
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Sized only a touch larger than a can of soda, the ZF Centrix mid-motor disappears away into the bike frame. ZF has upgraded the Centrix spec sheet with 25 percent more power and triple-digit torque, making its performance-to-size even sharper.
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Eurobike 2025 is so packed with tiny, light ebike motors, manufacturers are outdoing themselves. Mere weeks after TQ debuted "the smallest, lightest, quietest ebike drive in its class," it shows an even smaller, lighter unit weighing under 2.6 lb.
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The all-new Kamingo is a split-component add-on electric drive that instantly turns a standard bicycle into a pedal-assist ebike. In fact, it's designed for such quick, seamless plug-and-play, riders can swap it in and out mid-ride.
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The race is on to create the smallest, lightest ebike drive. An innovative, new contender, the Magnetic Gear Motor from Star Union swaps out physical gears in favor of a magnetic gear system that compacts the core while cutting friction.
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Scientists at KIST have built a working electric motor with metal-free windings, replacing copper entirely. It's much lighter and could reshape the future of EVs, drones, and electric aircraft.
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The TQ HPR50 electric motor drive has underpinned some of the lightest, most inconspicuous electric bikes out there. TQ takes the next step forward with the HPR60, which boosts power even higher while putting on only a fraction of a pound.
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Maeving is one of the rare EV manufacturers that has remained committed to traditional motorcycle design. The company's new limited-edition café racer, the RM1S Blackout, is its latest testament to that ethos.
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