Paul Horrell

2 weeks ago | topgear.com.ph | Paul Horrell |Anton Andres

In-wheel motors are on the verge of real applications. That’s a terrible pun: The Verge motorcycle has one. It looks dramatic, with no central hub or axle. Verge is part of Donut Lab, a Finnish builder of motors in the shape of donuts. The idea is wonderfully simple. A normal motor’s rotor, aka the spinning bit, is inside, with its output shaft emerging from the center. The stator—the coil windings that don’t turn—is fixed to the outer casing.

4 weeks ago | autoblog.com | Paul Horrell

Porsche UK has reportedly instructed its dealers to suspend sales of used first-generation (pre-2025) Taycan electric vehicles (EVs), according to a report from Car Dealer. Porsche has told Autoblog that the report is greatly exaggerated, as just 135 cars require a fix for a battery issue. The remaining cars are all still on sale, according to the manufacturer’s UK arm. But the Taycan’s problems are perhaps deeper as the performance EV faces broader market challenges.

1 month ago | msn.com | Paul Horrell

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1 month ago | modbee.com | Paul Horrell

Hybrid Power and Le Mans TechAlpine, a historic French sportscar maker best known in the Americas as a Formula One and World Endurance entrant, is to launch a supercar in 2028. It will have around 1000 horsepower, says CEO Phillippe Krief. Most of that comes from a mid-mounted V6 driving the rear wheels. It's augmented by two torque-vectoring electric motors, one for each front wheel. The V6, Krief says, will be developed by the same engineers who do the Le Mans powertrain.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Paul Horrell

Hybrid Power and Le Mans TechAlpine, a historic French sportscar maker best known in the Americas as a Formula One and World Endurance entrant, is to launch a supercar in 2028. It will have around 1000 horsepower, says CEO Phillippe Krief. Most of that comes from a mid-mounted V6 driving the rear wheels. It's augmented by two torque-vectoring electric motors, one for each front wheel. The V6, Krief says, will be developed by the same engineers who do the Le Mans powertrain.