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tsport100 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Change the wheel!
The motor is not part of the rim.
stockclassskywalker (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
cool idea and all but what are you going to do when you get a flat?
Mamakayi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Siemens?
tsport100 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
These wheel motors are BLDC meaning the electrics are 100% insulated from the elements (ie No Brushes). On the other hand any standard automotive alternator / starter motor has brushes exposed to the elements... and are subjected to a rediculous amount of heat being mounted on an ICE yet they rarely fail other than brush wear so these wheel motors have even less chance of failure due to the environment they operate in than an alternator or starter.
BrooklynNYC777 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
i salute the work put into generating this design and creating a 3d animation but what about the dirt, harsh elements like water, mud, ice and so on?
woollfen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is the type of elegant design that would make any mechanical engineer proud.
dire67 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Great question. Understand that a generator and a motor are the same. Spin a motor and you produce a current. Run a current through a generator and it spins. There's no need to install a seperate generator. The motor can be used. Stay curious. This is how advances are made in any field. Curious people like yourself.
blabbershnitz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ditto
funguy661 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They took my idea!
jpm000001 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's just a matter of time before EV makes stinky, inefficient, polluting -noise and environment, gas cars OBSOLETE!
Amazing animation! Wow. |
