Let's say one could solve the problems of an in-wheel motor. Then, how much advantage would it have over using some sort of transxle and mounting the motor the chassis a little inwards from the wheel area.
The only advantages I can think of are: - slightly less space used since the motor would be almost completely in the wheel well area, - ever so slightly less weight and resistive loss (no transaxle). Peri -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Dube Sent: 24 December, 2013 7:44 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: Re: [EVDL] VW Bora will have Protean in-wheel motors I agree. Every car manufacturer has boldly announced in-wheel motors, built a prototype, and then made an embarrassing retraction. Sounds like a terrific idea, then they build one and learn for themselves the insurmountable safety issues of highway driving (uncommanded asymmetric torque, unacceptable unsprung weight, etc.), then as quietly as possible they bury all the prototypes and pretend it never happened. I wish they would publish a book or report on the bad experience, but I guess it is just too embarrassing. Bill Dube' On 12/23/2013 9:28 PM, Al wrote: > Sigh, in-wheel motors, again, when will they learn. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "brucedp5" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 8:11 AM > Subject: [EVDL] EVLN: VW Bora will have Protean in-wheel motors > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
