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Originally Posted by redpoint5
So not only are the motors unsprung weight, but the coolant as well. I dislike the way this is engineered. Maybe I’m wrong, and that certainly can be since I have no formal and minimal informal engineering knowledge, but it seems suboptimal.
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Given the increased weight to be durable within wheel one has to question what the big deal of moving a similar motor inboard with a halfshaft going out ?
In wheel planetary reduction is a thing so I don’t see why they couldn’t pull it off with smaller everything even a smaller motor if left inboard
The argument of drag on the halfshaft is lost when tons of lines run to the wheel
Also worth noting a wheel can be mounted by a solid “wing” with the halfshaft inside if you are willing to give up some toe control. (Aka no control arms)