in-wheel motor

The UK startup WATT Electric Vehicle Company will preview its new modular EV platform at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, featuring in-wheel motors engineered by the Finnish firm Donut Lab (courtesy of WATT via email).

New EV Mashup Marries In-Wheel Motors With Lightweight Chassis

Now is a heckuva good time to bring a new EV to market anywhere in the world — except for here in the US, where the vehicle electrification wheels are spinning in reverse. Still, hope springs eternal. With that in mind, let’s preview the UK automaker Watt Electric Vehicle Company, … [continued]

ID. 2 GTI Concept. Credit: Volkswagen

Volkswagen Teases ID. 2 R With In-Wheel Motors

The Volkswagen ID. 2 GTI hasn’t even left the starting gate yet and already the company is contemplating a hotter version — the ID. 2 R — with a truly stunning 395 horsepower powertrain. That’s according to Autocar, one of the most authoritative sources of news about the world of … [continued]