http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/kit-turns-car-hybrid-170717691.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/kit-turns-car-hybrid-170717691.html)
This looks like an interesting idea from a TN university. It uses magnets and I love magnets. Pretty creative too.
Bill
I sure hope they design a way to keep road junk out of the
rotor/stator area. I had a motor eat one magnet and it destroyed
the rest with the fragments. Imagine a rock fly up into the works
and you have a mess for sure. No more hybrid......
thay
Quote from: Pirate88179 on September 07, 2012, 01:08:57 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/kit-turns-car-hybrid-170717691.html (http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/kit-turns-car-hybrid-170717691.html)
This looks like an interesting idea from a TN university. It uses magnets and I love magnets. Pretty creative too.
Bill
best kit:
http://www.hybridcars.com/components/michelins-reinvents-wheel-with-motors-25308.html
Quote from: wings on October 02, 2012, 04:58:22 AM
best kit:
http://www.hybridcars.com/components/michelins-reinvents-wheel-with-motors-25308.html
Pirate's news is rather about most affordable, not necessarily most advanced.
The in wheel drive motors has been worked on for some time with great performance:
Audi R-Zero specs
Top Speed: 286 mph / 460 km/h
0-60 mph: 3 seconds
Engine: Four electric in-wheel motors
http://carsinfoandpics.blogspot.com/2011/11/audi-r-zero.html (http://carsinfoandpics.blogspot.com/2011/11/audi-r-zero.html)
Few more specs
1091 hp @ 12900 rpm
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-2006-Audi-R-Zero-Concept.htm (http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-2006-Audi-R-Zero-Concept.htm)
A mini clip
http://www.topspeed.com/cars/audi/2006-audi-r-zero-ar10522.html (http://www.topspeed.com/cars/audi/2006-audi-r-zero-ar10522.html)
Another in wheel four motors electric car (concept or actual prototype?)
- 640bhp
- 4400Nm torque
- 2200kgs weight
- 5420mm length
- 2160mm width
- 1480mm height
- 3540mm wheel base
- 0 - 100Km/h in <2.9s
- 0 - 200Km/h in <6.0s
- 300km/h top speed (electronically limited)
- 1000km autonomy (at 125kmph speed)
- <10 min charging time from flat batteries to full charge
- Full LED / OLED lighting throughout
- 4 passenger seating capacity
- Carbon fibre body
Impressive claims of charge time
Site: http://silexpower.com/chreos (http://silexpower.com/chreos)
Video Clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEqiUZ21Zic
That appears only to be CAD type pictures and I didn't see anything that indicates they have a real car at this time. Also their claims of charge time and miles per charge are far in excess of anything I know that could currently provide that power and fast charge time. At least nothing that is known to be available currently in terms of battery or super caps could do that so either they have come up with a new high power density super battery of some sort or they are dreaming. Maybe they are counting on Quenco to be in production very soon... But then if that was the case it would never need recharging ;)
Yes, so far from the video clips, it appears as a CGI only presentation. It would be very interesting to see how they propose to recharge it in less than ten minutes. No info on the charge capacity is shown above, but at less than ten minutes, and comparing it for example to Tesla S with 85 KWh capacity, it would require a significant amperage for such a short period of time.
As usual time will tell...
Thanks
Mike