Not surprising! In-wheel is fraught with issues. The big one is the horrible unsprung mass ratio, this is especially a problem on small/light vehicles. It will cause a very poor ride and handling, and cause things like loss of control when you hit a bump. (wheel will stay in the air much longer!)
It's even observable on the little electric scooters with wheel motors. On some models going over a small bump while on a turn will cause a low-side pretty fast! Exacerbated by the small contact patch and tiny aspect of the tires. On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 1:18 AM Jay Summet via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Yet another car manufacturer who intended to use in-wheel motors but > ended up with inboard..... > > > > "Motor change: Aptera has integrated Vitesco Technologies’ EMR3 > drivetrain into our production vehicles. Although we originally planned > to launch with an in-wheel motor solution, the development time required > for this technology did not align with our scheduled launch window for > customer deliveries. This change ensures our ability to deliver Aptera > vehicles in 2025, which we believe is the most important thing to do for > the company, our shareholders, and our future Aptera owners. " > > > Jay > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20240725/7d923a5f/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
