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Electric Motors Are About to Get a Major Upgrade Thanks to Benjamin Franklin
19 Oct 2024 | Abstracted from Wall Street Journal
"Franklin's 'electrostatic motor' uses alternating positive and negative charges...to spin an axle, and doesn't rely on a flow of current like conventional electric motors...Electrostatic motors have several potentially huge advantages over regular motors. They are up to 80% more efficient than conventional motors...
"Electrostatic tech isn't suitable for fast-spinning motors like those in the powertrains of electric vehicles..."
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