“With this hub motor, Sonceboz, MMT, and eBikeLabs aim to set a new benchmark for premium urban bikes,” said Damien Wittwer, Division Director at Sonceboz.

Hub motors would also make sense in an urban delivery vehicle, where they could allow for even more cargo room within a set track width and wheelbase.

That’s a veritable paperweight by electric bike motor standards. As the company explained: “The MAHLE X30 has therefore set a new standard for hub motors and has once again revolutionized the ...

DeepDrive is hard at work on a unique radial flux motor concept with two rotors. It's said to produce copious amounts of torque from light, compact, cost-efficient package. DeepDrive is now ...

There’s nothing revolutionary about electric bikes. Ogden Bolton Jr. was awarded the first US patent for one in 1895. His battery-powered bicycle featured a hub motor mounted inside the rear ...

This Hub Motor Concept Does More than Drive the Wheels Propulsion and deceleration, all in one unit, and compatible with drum and disc brakes—and crab walking, too. By Tom Murphy Published: Mar ...

Although virtually all hub-motor ebikes offer a zero-assistance mode, the hub typically remains engaged with the motor, creating resistance when pedaling. The Lemmo One addresses that problem with ...

Ford has applied for a patent on a solid-axle and hub-motor combination for EVs remarkably similar to what the automaker dismissed as nonviable for its F-150 Lightning pickup truck. As detailed in ...