Finland's Verge Motorcycles, maker of an advanced electric motorcycle, has spun off a company called Donut Lab, which is making hub motors for electric vehicles.

The Finland-based company’s in-wheel motor serves up 650 kilowatts of power

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Isn’t that exactly the same idea though? The motor is now on the chassis, but the reduction gear is still a lot of weight.

    Race cars have gone as far as having inboard brakes to reduce unsprung mass, moving the gearing out to the wheel is silly.