Mahle

This week, Mahle launched its lightest electric bike drive series yet. The new XS system shaves over a pound off Mahle's previous lightweight champion while also freeing up more latitude in ebike design.

Pedal-assist bikes can be a great way to ride farther and explore more, but many are much heavier than regular bikes. That's not the case with the upcoming Endorphin, which rides as a stealthy lightweight ebike that's "built for comfort and endurance."

Mahle has been hard at work on next-gen e-drive systems, and it's also been exploring other electrification components. It has revealed a thermal management fan that borrows from nature to provide smoother, quieter, more efficient performance.

Two great minds in permanent-magnet-free motor design are fusing their know-how to create an even more capable inductive electric motor. Mahle and Valeo have teamed up on what they call the Inner Brushless Electrical Excitation (iBEE) motor system.

One of the world's largest tier-one auto parts suppliers claims it's created the "perfect motor." The compact Mahle motor uses no rare earth magnets, transmits power without contact or wear, and can run at high power indefinitely without overheating.

Zenvo is known for building some of the world's most exotic, powerful hypercars, and it's about to step its game up. It is teaming with Mahle to create the world's most powerful road-going V12 engine to feature in an 1,850-hp hybrid powertrain.

Following the development and rollout of a "big hole" hybrid three-wheeled scooter for police and emergency services, UK-based R&D outfit White Motorcycle Concepts has teamed up with Mahle Powertrain to produce a fully electric version.

Tier-one auto parts supplier Mahle has announced a groundbreaking "superior continuous torque" motor for electric vehicles, capable of continuously pounding out more than 90 percent of its peak power without overheating – and it'll work without magnets.

German company Mahle says its new magnet-free, inductively-powered electric motor will be cheap, zero-maintenance and highly efficient across a broad range of operating conditions – without using any rare-earth metals at all.