The development of the number of mopeds in Europe in the last 15 years was not as positive as the development of motorcycles, although mopeds have a slight majority in comparison to motorcycles.
In the year 1980, totally 17,515,806 mopeds were registered in 14 European countries. This number decreased by 22.82% to 13,514,290 vehicles [...]

Electrical motors have been an important element of our industrial and commercial economy for over a century.  The range of sizes and types motors is large and the number and diversity of applications continues to expand. The computer, on which this article is typed, for example, has several electric motors inside, in the cooling fan [...]