This would become a recurring problem for the next 100 years. When nickel-cadmium batteries were invented, the first flight with an electric motor took off, but it only lasted less than 15 minutes.

Logic would suggest that EVs should be less likely to breakdown because they have fewer mechanical moving parts than a traditional petrol or diesel model. Is that true?

Mercedes is creating an inventive remedy known as In-Drive Brakes to address these problems. This concept relocates the brakes from the wheels to inside the electric drive motor, near the half ...