Electric motors can seem very mysterious! How do they use electricity to start rotating? Let's break it down step by step to ...

The sled is powered by two DC electric motors driving a continuous track, like a rudimentary snowmobile. The motors were originally designed for electric bikes, and can develop 30 newton-meters of ...

Toshiba's new gate driver IC for brushed DC motors supports downsizing, low power use, and higher reliability in automotive ...

Brushless DC motors are common place in RC Vehicles. They are small, light, fast and can be inexpensive. [Raynerd] wanted a new spindle for his CNC machine and thought that a brushless DC motor ...

Batteries go where it makes the most sense in terms of stability and safety. Electric motors are compact and don't need much cooling compared to a combustion engine, and there's no exhaust to ...