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Why no hub motors?
Well my nissan leaf makes 236 foot pounds of torque, depending on who you ask the single gear drive reduction is between 7.9 and 8.1 to 1.
So 236 times 8 equals a lot more than what you get from 2 hub motors.
I guess if you actually use your electric car only as a grocery getter you would be fine.
But my electric car does more than most pickups. So I will keep my roughly 1,900 foot pounds of torque.
Has anyone actually released a hub motor driven mass market car?
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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