What Makes eVTOL Motors Different Than EV Motors?

What Makes eVTOL Motors Different Than EV Motors?

Electric vehicles, whether they’re cars on the road or electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, are built around similar electric motors. But there are vital differences including component costs, mass, and redundancy. Jon Wagner spent five years as the senior director of battery engineering for Tesla before joining California-based eVTOL developer Joby Aviation in 2017. He spoke with IEEE Spectrum about how engineering differs between cars and aircraft. ​Jon Wagner  Jon Wag...
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Palliatives, CNG Buses, and Cash Transfers: Did Tinubu’s Relief Measures Really Help Nigerians?

Palliatives, CNG Buses, and Cash Transfers: Did Tinubu’s Relief Measures Really Help Nigerians?

When President Bola Tinubu removed fuel subsidy in May 2023, it triggered one of the biggest economic shocks many Nigerians had seen in years. Petrol prices jumped sharply, transport costs rose, food inflation worsened, and household budgets came under pressure. To reduce the pain, the Federal Government introduced several relief measures. These included food palliatives, compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, and conditional cash transfers to vulnerable households. The big question remains simple:...
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News24 | Eastern Cape traffic cop killed in head-on collision with bus on N2, road closure in place

News24 | Eastern Cape traffic cop killed in head-on collision with bus on N2, road closure in place

A traffic officer driving back to her station after responding to an accident collided head-on with a long-distance bus on the N2 in Jeffreys Bay. Supplied/Eastern Cape Transport A traffic officer died when the state vehicle she was driving collided head-on with a long-distance bus on the N2 in Jeffreys Bay on Monday morning. According to the Eastern Cape Department of Transport, the officer had been travelling back to her station after attending another accident scene when the crash occurred. R...
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Residential Solar Energy Storage Market Size Estimation, Share Analysis, Emerging Technologies and Global Forecast

Residential Solar Energy Storage Market to Surpass USD 44.67 Billion by 2032 as Battery Innovation Accelerates Household Energy Independence The Global Residential Solar Energy Storage Market is entering a high-growth expansion cycle as homeowners worldwide increasingly combine rooftop solar systems with advanced battery storage technologies to reduce utility dependence, lower electricity bills, and ensure uninterrupted backup power. Valued at USD 13,220.91 million in 2025, the market is proje...
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Murata Launches Ultra-Low Power AMR Sensors to Boost Battery Life in Healthcare and Wearables Devices

Murata Launches Ultra-Low Power AMR Sensors to Boost Battery Life in Healthcare and Wearables Devices

KYOTO, Japan — Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 6981) (ISIN: JP3914400001) has commenced mass production of its MRMS166R and MRMS168R anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) sensors for healthcare, wearable, and IoT devices. The MRMS166R is the first AMR sensor to combine an average current consumption of 20 nA with operation from a 1.2 V supply, enabling extended battery life in coin cell-powered systems. The devices are solid-state magnetic sensors used for switching applications. They det...
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A traffic officer has died following a head-on collision with a bus

A traffic officer has died following a head-on collision with a bus

JEFFREYS BAY – A female traffic officer has died after a head-on collision with a long-distance bus on the N2 in Jeffreys Bay. The officer was travelling back to her station in a state vehicle after responding to an earlier scene. She was trapped in her vehicle, and emergency service officials worked to free her. However she was declared dead on impact. All occupants of the bus escaped unharmed. The road remains closed to traffic as recovery and clean-up operations continue. A case of culp...
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The new iPhones have a problem turning back on after the battery runs out

The new iPhones have a problem turning back on after the battery runs out

Last night, my iPhone Air battery went to zero about 11 PM. I plugged in the USB-C charging cable within seconds of it shutting down, assuming it would immediately boot up again, like you expect. But it didn’t. Minutes passed and nothing happened. There was no low battery indicator visible on the screen; the display was just black. It was like the phone was dead. It turns out this is a thing. There are several threads online with posts from other iPhone owners describing the exact same issue,...
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2026: Wey V9X: GWM’s new flagship SUV has a huge battery for a PHEV, and features galore

2026: Wey V9X: GWM’s new flagship SUV has a huge battery for a PHEV, and features galore

Great Wall Motor’s luxury Wey brand – which will debut in Australia later this year as a sub-brand – has just revealed a new flagship SUV that will be the first model based on its new GWM One S platform. The Wey V9X is a six-seat, full-size SUV, measuring no less than 5299mm long, 2025mm wide and 1825mm tall on a 3150mm wheelbase. That makes it over 200mm longer than the GWM Tank 500, itself sized similarly to a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series, on a 300mm longer wheelbase. A slightly shorter...
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Canada Just Cracked Cleaner Lithium—Can the U.S. Keep Up?

Canada Just Cracked Cleaner Lithium—Can the U.S. Keep Up?

Mangrove’s Delta facility is a best-case scenario thanks to British Columbia’s high percentage of clean hydroelectricity. 59–73% Lower Carbon Footprint Simply by eliminating the need to mine and transport chemical reagents and their inevitable waste byproducts, the Mangrove process reduces the carbon footprint of battery-grade lithium production by a lot—especially when refining from hard rock. Carbon use is considerably lower when refining lithium from brines, and of course the overall...
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Security fears as Chinese electric car BYD records everywhere you’ve been

Security fears as Chinese electric car BYD records everywhere you’ve been

James Titcomb Daily Telegraph UK· 25 Apr, 2026 09:42 PM3 mins to read Security researchers were able to extract the entire location history of a BYD Seal car sold in the United Kingdom. Photo / Getty Images Security researchers were able to extract the entire location history of a BYD Seal car sold in the United Kingdom. Photo / Getty Images Electric cars made by a best-selling Chinese brand are recording drivers’ every journey and storing them forever, it has emerged. Security researchers we...
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