It doesn’t say who the manufacturer is... anybody know?
-Bill
> On Jul 25, 2018, at 21:30, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
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> https://electrek.co/2018/07/21/darpa-electric-vehicle-military-applications-inhub-motor/
> DARPA unveils ‘extreme’ in-hub electric motors for vehicles with military
> applications
> Jul. 21st 2018 Fred Lambert
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> video
> https://youtu.be/HrQrJ57J9eE
> Demonstrations of DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle Technologies
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> The military has often led the development of technologies for defense and
> warfare, but it hasn’t so much been the case for electric vehicles. Lately,
> the US military has made some significant investments in EVs and they
> started showcasing some of their work.
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> Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently unveiled
> ‘extreme’ in-hub electric motors for vehicles with military applications.
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> DARPA described the technology in a press release:
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> “Putting motors directly inside the wheels offers numerous potential
> benefits for combat vehicles, such as heightened acceleration and
> maneuverability with optimal torque, traction, power, and speed over rough
> or smooth terrain. In an earlier demonstration, QinetiQ demonstrated a
> unique approach, incorporating three gear stages and a complex thermal
> management design into a system small enough to fit a standard military
> 20-inch rim.”
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> They are talking about in-hub 100 kW electric motors with 3 gear stages in a
> thermal management system all in one wheel:
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> The electric vehicle tech starts at 1:55 in the video below, but I would
> recommend watching the full video because there are some other cool
> technologies in there (the off-road path prediction and reconfigurable
> wheels are particularly impressive):
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> During the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting last year, Donald
> Sando, the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s deputy to the commanding general,
> which develops future requirements for individual soldiers and the maneuver
> force, claimed that electric vehicles will play an important role in the US
> Army relatively soon.
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> He said during the meeting:
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> “In 10 years, some of our brigade combat teams will be all-electric,” he
> continued “that’s a generational change. It’s significant; and we’re going
> to do it; and we’re going to need industry’s help. There’s plenty of people
> who say we can’t do it.”
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> We have already seen the U.S. military interested in specific EVs in the
> past. Earlier this year, the U.S. Marines tested the insane all-electric
> Nikola UTV and equipped it with guns.
> [© electrek.co]
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> https://electrek.co/2018/07/24/audi-e-tron-quattro-electric-motor-production/
> Audi starts electric motor production for e-tron quattro ahead of imminent
> launch
> Jul 24, 2018 The German automaker is now starting the production of
> electric motors for the new ... the gearing and two flange shafts that
> transmit the power to the wheels ...
> https://i0.wp.com/electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/07/A188593_medium-e1532452657931.jpg?resize=1500%2C0&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1
> ...
> https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/audi-starts-building-e-tron-electric-motors/
> Audi begins building E-Tron electric motors in Hungary
> July 24, 2018 -19 hours ago One of Audi's highest-volume engine plants has
> now started building electric ... Each electric car will need two of the
> axles because they, like almost all Audi ...
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