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Originally Posted by Phoenix'97
Well this University is in the process of perfecting this technology to apply to any vehicle. You see how excited I got over finding this product, although it is still in development. It beats the crap out of settling for a Prius! I want my V8 "gas guzzler"!
I have to watch the video again but I think he implies that one of these systems puts out 200 ft/lbs of torque, thus the two provide a combined 400 ft/lbs of torque!
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Again on a 2’ diameter tire that is only 400/2 = 200lbs of thrust, I don’t know your weight but if you weigh about 200lbs this is only about equal to you pushing the car with moderate effort, less than what you can do if you push hard.
A normal economy car can put out thousands of foot pounds of force, even anemic ones
This is why gearing does wonders for any system
Now if Ecky wants to reveal the type of ebike motor he uses I would love to put one on the back wheel of my Insight but I bet the bearings wouldn’t survive even in my 1800 lb car, I also bet the gas motor would need to launch the car.
That said, a hub motor would work fine at steady speed on flat ground but I bet it wouldcrud up and fail.
I would love to be proven wrong, cause I have wanted a workable hub motor for years, just none thus far work for a car
