I think the 15 kg per wheel estimate reflects
current wheel motor designs, but future versions will doubtless be much lighter.
Not exact matches
This performance car will boast a range of 310 miles, which is the same as the
current Model 3 with a single -
motor, rear -
wheel - drive variant with the long - range battery.
In «Sport» mode the petrol engine fires up and supplies
current to the rear
wheels, the
motor accelerating in response to the throttle pedal.
Unlike the
current SH - AWD system, which would send power to the front
wheels by way of a driveshaft and a mechanical differential, the NSX's front
wheels will instead be powered by a pair of electric
motors.
MiEV, which stands for «Mitsubishi In -
wheel -
motor Electric Vehicle,» is the auto maker's electric drive system for all
current and future EVs and PHEVs.
The rolling locomotive or multiple unit
wheels turn the
motor armatures, and the
motors act as generators, either sending the generated
current through onboard resistors (dynamic braking) or back into the supply (regenerative braking).
Likewise, while Ford
Motor Company's (NYSE: F) Fusion is nearing the end of its
current - generation run, Ford added a Sport version last year that combines a hearty 325 - horsepower turbo V - 6 engine with all -
wheel drive.
With all of their
current experience with ABS, AYC, ACD, and now S - AWC it should make the programming for individual
wheel motors much easier to pull out every bit of performance / safety benefits.
Its progressive hybrid system in combination with the high - tech all -
wheel drive, a lightweight body, optimum aerodynamic downforce, precision running gear based on the design of the
current Golf GTE, a new
motor racing cockpit (including visualisation of the racing line) and an unusual seating concept (two monocoque - like interior areas) enable breathtaking performance on the racetrack.
Hybrid Drive — the electric propulsion
motor drives the front
wheels while the gasoline engine powers a second
motor / generator to supplement electrical
current drawn from the battery pack.
It's assumed the facelifted car will feature the same front
wheel drive, petrol - electric hybrid drivetrain as the
current model, in which a 60kW electric
motor is looked after by a 73kW 1.8 - litre petrol engine.
As for the
current model, the new Camry Hybrid drives through a continuously variable transmission to the front
wheels, with two
motor / generator units to supply motive power or recover energy.
The F3DM has two alternating
current electric
motors, a 50 - kilowatt unit that drives the
wheels and a 25 - kilowatt helper that can send power to the
wheels or generate electricity through regenerative braking.
Under its
current ownership many parts have undergone restoration, including wiper
motors, arms and blades, as well as headlights, water pump, radiator, all
wheel bearings, front and rear brake shoes and drums,
wheel cylinders and hubcaps.
In hybrid mode, the electric propulsion
motor drives the front
wheels while the gas engine powers a second electric
motor to supplement
current drawn from the battery pack.
In its
current form, the hybrid drive combines a 156bhp 2.5 - litre engine and an electric
motor to deliver 191bhp to the front
wheels.
Japan's third largest car - maker has taken a
current model CR - Z and fitted it with four electric
motors — technology inherited directly from the Legend's rear -
motor SH - AWD (Super Handling All
Wheel Drive) system, but now extending to
motors on both the front and rear axles.
Current from that pack powers two
motors (87 - kW and 48 - kW) that drive the Volt's front
wheels.
The ECOSTAR DC50 (BE4) as it began - is a two seat sports car project with front
wheel drive and 50kW direct
current (DC) electric
motors.
She is a two seat (city) sports car with front
wheel drive and 50kW direct
current (DC) electric
motors.
While some earlier e-bikes, and even
current low - end models, are rather jarring when the
motor kicks in, which feels really unnatural and awkward, the Copenhagen
Wheel felt a little like magic to me.
Electron
Wheel combines the battery, motor, and electronics for electric drive into a single unit that replaces your current front w
Wheel combines the battery,
motor, and electronics for electric drive into a single unit that replaces your
current front
wheelwheel.