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Originally Posted by Hersbird
My point is hub motors may be unreliable, but I'm not sure that's new in the delivery business. There must be something positive about them on why LMC would be giving them a try vs other electric drives.
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The only advantage is packaging. With an inboard motor connecting to the wheel by a driveshaft you lose space inside the frame rails that could be used for more batteries. The downside is everything else: cost, weight, reliability.
Replacing motors every 50,000 miles is a huge deal compared to replacing a CV joint every 100K miles or so. If you want a dead simple and robust system you can just mount the motor onto a live axle.
