Putting Electricity Where The Rubber Meets the Road [NEWS].

Putting Electricity Where The Rubber Meets the Road [NEWS].

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In-wheel motors can improve fuel economy and safety for hybrid electric vehicles. A motor housed inside a wheel hub can shunt up to 96 percent of the torque it generates directly to the patch of tire that touches the road. With a conventional drivetrain, roughly 20 percent of the power generated by...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 44, 7 (2007).
Main Author: Jones, W.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electric drive motors.
Electric motors.
Fuel economy.
Hybrid electric vehicles.
In-wheel motor.
Safety.
Torque.
Wheel hub motor direct drive systems.