According to PML, its compact
electric wheel motors produce unrivalled levels of torque with internal heavy - duty tapered roller bearings that can withstand heavy radial loads for robust use, important for the all - wheel drive capability of the ZAP - X.
The first was a VM Motori S.p.A. 1.8 - liter three - cylinder, turbocharged diesel, whose energy was diverted to an 180 - pound, 300 - volt battery and two oil - cooled
electric wheel motors.
Not exact matches
It is partly due to the i8's ingenious drivetrain, which features a 131 - horsepower
electric motor pushing the front
wheels and a toaster oven — size, 231 - hp internal combustion engine motivating the rear.
The three -
wheeled car weighs about 1,200 pounds and features a single - cylinder 7 - hp engine that uses either diesel or ethanol and networked batteries to drive two
electric motors, giving it the equivalent of 16 hp and a max speed of about 70 mph.
The group already produces
electric motors, which turn the
wheels, as well as battery cells in - house, and is investing heavily in software development, an increasingly important part of modern cars.
A big change is the addition of a second
motor, giving the P85D dual
motors and turning the single -
motor, rear -
wheel drive Model S into an all -
wheel drive
electric car that is more responsive and efficient.
The single - seat vehicle bears a resemblance to the Batmobile, sporting an
electric motor on each
wheel giving it more than 1,000 horsepower.
Powered by three
electric motors — one in front and two at the rear — FF 91's all
wheel drive system will be capable of blasting off a 0 - 60 mph time of 2.39 seconds, making it the world's quickest
electric vehicle.
Somehow he's managed to squeeze some
electric motors inside which operate the
wheels, doors, lights and engine cover, although apparently it's too low to the ground and too heavy for it to actually move along the ground.
The Sweet Pea E100
Electric Scooter also boasts a ton of impressive features including, a folding handlebar mechanism for effortless storage and transportation, an 8 - inch pneumatic front tire and 4.9 - inch polyurethane rear
wheel, and a hand - operated front brake, a pair of 12 - volt batteries, a charger, tools, a chain - driven high - torque and environmentally friendly
motor, and a handy twist - grip throttle.
The MotoTec FatBoy
electric scooter also comes with an oversized headlight, brakes in the front and rear, an advanced hub
motor which means this cruiser doesn't need a belt or chain, and supremely phat fenders over both
wheels.
Then, using
motor circuits, kids use
electric functions in their dollhouses with windmills, blenders, pottery
wheels, carousels, and elevators.
The XA - 750 is the largest
electric ATV on the market today with great features that include; a 750 watt
motor (1 full horsepower), good torque and hill climbing ability, full sized off - road
wheels, hydraulic disk brakes, forward & reverse drive, front and rear suspension, an oversized seat, a front bumper / brush guard,
electric horn, headlight, tail light and brake light.
This 2 -
wheeled electric motorcycle runs on a 100 - watt, chain - driven
motor and reaches speeds up to 10 mph.
This
electric powered grinder has quick change
wheel guards to adjust for any project and a thin line
motor housing to increase the versatility.
Instead, some designed cars with an
electric motor for each
wheel.
Simply by monitoring the data generated by small
electric motors within the rotating
wheels, the system knows the positions of the
wheels and the forces applied by the drive
motors.
On a muddy, rubble - strewn field on the banks of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, a five - foot - tall pyramidal robot with twin camera eyes slowly rotates on four metal
wheels, its
electric motors emitting a low whine.
The Hyco Fuel Cell Car Demo is only eight inches long and consists of little more than a chassis,
wheels, an
electric motor, and a detachable fuel cell.
Each
wheel is powered by a separate
electric motor.
A 6 kW
electric motor in the main
wheel provides extra power during acceleration and taxiing to reduce electrical power consumption on the ground.
In terms of development, the molecular
motor is at the same stage as the
electric motor was in the 1830s, when scientists displayed various spinning cranks and
wheels, unaware that they would lead to washing machines, fans and food processors.
It uses three
electric motors, with one at the front axle and two at the rear, for a kind of electro - Quattro all -
wheel drive.
A Rolls - Royce Phantom with a 96 - cell lithium - ion battery pack under the bonnet, two 194bhp
electric motors just ahead of the back
wheels and a mission to show Rolls - Royce customers what the future could be like.
Kia says this concept vehicle uses an
electric all -
wheel - drive system, which likely means that it will be a hybrid with a gasoline engine powering the front
wheels and an
electric motor powering the rear
wheels.
Key to the car's impressive appeal are its twin
electric motors (one for the front axle, the other for the rear to make this a four -
wheel drive machine) that feed of a lithium ion batter to deliver a very healthy 603bhp.
This energy will be stored in a battery, which can then provide power for
electric motors that power the front
wheels.
This gas engine sends 185 hp and 185 lb - ft of torque to the front
wheels, while the «e-AWD» moniker refers to a small, 35 - hp
electric motor in the rear axle that gives the Trail» ster all -
wheel - drive traction and a system total of 220 hp.
The Hybrid model combines its V - 6 engine with a 50 - kW
electric motor and returns up to 28/34 mpg with rear -
wheel drive.
The 5.2 - liter, naturally aspirated gas engine would drive the Asterion's rear
wheels via a seven - speed dual - clutch automatic transmission while a pair of
electric motors hooked up to a computer - operated torque vectoring system on the front axle would power the hybrid car's front
wheels.
Under the bonnet you'll find the 201bhp
electric motor which powers the front
wheels via a single speed gearbox.
It is also capable of providing relatively small amounts of torque to the
wheels in parallel with the
electric drive
motor.
The production I - Pace is also expected to have similar specs to the concept, with two
electric motors providing all -
wheel - drive capability and a 90 - kilowatt - hour battery pack that's estimated to be good for 220 miles of range.
Built in less than nine months by 13 Wolfsburg plant apprentices, the GTI First Decade is powered by a 404 - hp gasoline engine driving the front
wheels, coupled to a rear - mounted
electric motor that drives the rear
wheels.
The concept makes use of four
electric motors, each one driving a
wheel.
Two
electric motors, one for the front
wheels and one for the rear, work in concert with the gas four to offer either front - or four -
wheel drive depending on conditions.
Equipped with two
electric motors, one at the front
wheels and one driving the rear, the vehicle should deliver around 400 hp and 516 lb - ft of torque like the concept.
It's also the stronger engine - a 3.5 - litre V6 cosies up with an
electric motor, while the back
wheels are fed by another
electric motor.
A 3.5 - liter V - 6 would likely be paired with an
electric motor to drive the rear
wheels, while a pair of in -
wheel electric motors would motivate the front.
The available space is truncated by the falling roofline and extensive mechanical and
electric hardware carried under the load floor to accommodate all -
wheel drive, hybrid
motors, and batteries.
Not that output is the top priority in an autonomous car, but the Symbioz demo car produces 671 hp and 487 lb - ft of torque with the help of two
electric motors, one driving each of the rear
wheels.
An
electric motor and a twin - turbo V - 8 sit just in front of the rear
wheels.
Powertrain
Motor: AC synchronous
electric Power: 123 hp / 92 kW Torque: 189 lb - ft / 256 Nm Transmission: Single - speed Drive: Front -
wheel
It's powered by four compact permanent magnet synchronous
electric motors and features all -
wheel drive.
The automaker retuned the Land Rover Terrain Response 2 system to precisely distribute torque to all four
wheels from the
electric motor.
Its so - called «e-AWD» system is likely a hybrid powertrain setup, with the front
wheels powered by a conventional four - cylinder engine, and a rear - mounted
electric motor powering the rear
wheels.
In fact, the all -
electric Vison Mercedes - Maybach 6 concept is quick considering its mass, quad
electric motors for all -
wheel drive, and 80 - kWh battery in the underfloor.
The RAV4 Hybrid uses a similar powertrain to the Toyota Camry Hybrid, combining a 2.5 - liter Atkinson - cycle four - cylinder with an
electric motor, with an extra rear - mounted
electric motor providing all -
wheel - drive capability.
As a result, the rear
wheels are propelled by a 30 - kW (40 horsepower)
electric motor.
Reports from earlier this year suggest that the new Supra will likely be based on the same platform as the next BMW Z4, with power coming from either a BMW - sourced turbocharged engine or a hybrid drivetrain, possibly with front -
wheel electric motors which could endow the rear -
wheel - drive sports car with all -
wheel drive.