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Originally Posted by Isaac Zackary
Electric motors keep getting more powerful and smaller. Maybe some day it will be feasible to put superconductor motors in the hubs that weigh a fraction of a copper wound motor yet produce much more torque and power.
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This is a good thread because we have talked about scooters, cars and trucks. Each has it's own requirements, and they may line up with technology at differing times or eras.
Lohner-Porsche
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lohner-Porsche
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Too costly for popular consumption, Lohner utilised the revolutionary drivetrain technology for larger commercial vehicles................ Over 300 Lohner-Porsche vehicles were sold through 1906.
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If we branch out our thinking to include some of the flying electric drones and smaller manned craft now coming out (
in fan/prop hub), compact and powerful motor and battery development may have crossover into different fields such as automotive.