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Motor per wheel sounds interesting. As I understand it’s not ideal for handling because of unsprung weight. Maybe that will change? Would be very excited about the prospect of converting cars to purv (somehow)

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Motor per wheel doesn’t have to be in the wheel. Could be through a very compact axle, maybe with a fixed gear box to get the angle right.

What would be wild (and probably wildly impractical) is an inductive coupling between the motor (inboard, unsprung) and the wheel.

What if the shock absorber piston shaft were actually an axle?

Huh I know nothing about cars. How would the angle affect the gear box? Isn’t that just for getting the right torque ratio?

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