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I knew I wouldn't have been the first(obviously I'm not even the first here, oh well).
But the more I consider this idea the better it gets. Using electric motors attached directly to the wheel you evade, axles(why not just use the frame, doesn't have to carry mechanical action anymore), differentials and engine piping or whatever can flow unimpeded by the drivetrain components.
Not that those components really weigh a ton(although both axles combined would by far more than some of the "hair-splitters" posted here, like removing windshield wipers), but they do steal substantial percentages of engine power in their uniform acceleration as well as any and all translation points where power would be lost to heat and grinding.
Although, I said solar would be helpful. . .If I coated the entire top of my car in solar panels I could get maybe 1 horsepower. . .for 900 bucks. Thats not worth it(unless I'm piggy-backing a steady tractor-trailer and still getting sun). Although, If you were going to do it, you couldn't really hurt anything scavenging more electricity.
I'm stuck sitting on my hands because I can in no way manufacture a stirling light enough and efficient enough to package somewhere along the exhaust that would make reasonable power gains.
James I tend to agree, but most of the people on here don't think like detroit. I would imagine we are all in the aptera crowd lol.
But when that vehicle is already available and gets ridiculous gas mileage why compete. Maybe since SES and Aptera are both Ca. corporations they would get together and boost the Aptera hybrid to something even more ridiculous like 500 mpg. . .
I could drive for weeks on a gallon(I only drive 2-3 mi a day lol)
It also allows you(if you're running it in the city) to stay in the low range rpms of the ICE where you achieve greater fuel economy anyway(bad news for HP-types). For that matter. . .you could just run the engine at its peak power/fuel consumption rpm most of the time and vary how much load you pull from it(not really all the time but way more often than we can with current setups).
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