Some upcoming high-performance electric vehicles—such as those with Tesla’s upcoming Plaid powertrain—are positioning a second electric motor at the rear axle to assure accurate torque vectoring, and ...

Units of measurement are tricky. Ideally, the best ones will convey not just a cold tally of some length or velocity or whatever, but also suggest a sort of visceral feel of the concept being measured ...

Electronic torque wrenches are all the rage, if for no better reason than they look cool. But for serious engine builders, an electronic wrench is getting closer to necessity for its ability to torque ...

Engineers at Stober Drives Inc., Maysville, Ky., have added two smaller sizes to the company’s line of Servo-Fit PHQ gear units. The PHQ gears feature a four-planet design that handles high torque ...

Because that crankshaft is a pivot, your downward force is translated to a twisting force and that’s torque. The torque then travels through the bike’s chain to the back wheel and away you go. Car ...

It’s lighter, it’s stronger, it’s better… It’s the new Shimano EP8 mid-drive motor system for electric mountain bikes. The bicycle component giant has just released its latest electric bicycle drive ...

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A torque wrench is one of the most important tools if you have to do serious automotive work. You can't just disassemble your vehicle's front suspension, swap out the wheels or pull a cylinder head ...

This is a lovely tool to own, work with and use. It's clearly a premium buy, and there are far cheaper tools that, on paper, do exactly the same thing. If you like investing in your tools and want ...

Which is better? Here’s how you quash that bar-night debate. Yogi Berra, never known to dwell on engine particulars, would have concluded that torque and horsepower are the same thing, only different.