I look at that and wonder what a single-seater car built with the form factor and low drag of a LeMans velomobile, with added wheel fairings, full suspension, maybe 5-6" ground clearance, with a 3T wind Leafbike hub motor in each front wheel and a HubMonster in the rear each run at 128V, a LoneStar battery pack rated to 200C discharge, and a PowerVelocity controller driving each wheel to make ~150 horsepower peak in total would be like. In a vehicle that could weigh under 200 lbs.
And that's what can be done with stuff readily available off the shelf. The hub motor tech that's been shelved by companies like AMZ offers the possibility of 50 horsepower peak in a 7 lb motor, which in turn would allow a 150 lb vehicle to make ~150 horsepower.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Open wheel or fendered?
I look at that and wonder if you could blow a bubble against an overhanging Superbeetle windshield and then trim it to fit like this. And how about that boat tail? |