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svlion1977 (September 1, 2008 at 8:38 am)
can still put my 22" deep dish on my in-wheel motor. =)
tsport100 (August 26, 2008 at 2:25 am)
If the wheel motors 'replace' the brakes, then there's no net gain in unsprung weight.
tsport100 (August 26, 2008 at 2:24 am)
Several manufacturers have been or are testing wheel motors, Mitsubishi (tested 2 types)- Toyota (on a racing hybrid Supra)- Volvo (see my channel for vidoes)- GM also originally planned to run rear wheel motors on the Volt (quietly dropped) We can only speculate these motors haven't tested well or are too expensive to manu. All those tested have been BLDC PM motors while most production EVs use AC induction motors Perhaps an AC induction wheel motor is the solution they're looking for.
randomnesswithme (August 19, 2008 at 6:10 pm)
Not sure but there is probably a trade off by having that wieght directly over the tire it's self for improved traction
KC2RBE (August 19, 2008 at 12:41 pm)
I am sorry if this has been answered already, but how far are we from actually seeing this technology?
Bernard192 (August 11, 2008 at 6:31 pm)
wouldn't this worsen handling, because of the increase in unsprung weight?
GuyInvincible111 (August 8, 2008 at 1:16 pm)
A little off topic here. I live in Ontario, Canada where the municipalities dump vast amounts of salt on the roads in the winter. I can see all this great technology corroding quickly. Does anyone in this forum live in a cold weather country that has an alternative to salting?
dropyourdrawers (August 7, 2008 at 2:47 am)
rotate my motors please
jboppsx22 (August 5, 2008 at 11:49 pm)
cool, u kno the new batman motewrcycle has these things? they couldn't fit a moter, or just thought it looked cooler without one
tsport100 (August 3, 2008 at 10:54 pm)
Didn't watch very closely did you?? The motor is not part of the wheel! |
