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Join Motor Trend Editor-in-chief Angus MacKenzie and rest of the Motor Trend team as they judge the contenders and ultimately pick the 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year. Read the story here: www.motortrend.com
SUBSCRIBE to stay current on EV news ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ electric-vehicles-cars-bikes.blogspot.com Ferdinand Porsche put wheel motors on a battery electric car in 1897. They built about 300 of them and there were 4WD & FWD versions. He also made a hybrid version. Amazing that 112 years later Wheel motors still aren’t in mass production. Only about 15% of the energy from the fuel you put in your tank gets used to move your car down the road or run useful accessories, such as air conditioning. The rest of the energy is lost to engine and driveline inefficiencies and idling. Therefore, the potential to improve fuel efficiency with advanced technologies is enormous. With an Electric Car it costs just $1.00 per 100kms with MUCH more performance than with petrol at $20.00 per 100kms. Electric Car in-wheel motor Siemens eCorner