[ausev] It's 11 pm and do you know where your hub-ee is?

[k.douglass at earthlink.net]

The Mini Cooper that was converted was by PML Flight Link in England.

website is http://www.pmlflightlink.com/

-----Original Message-----
>From: Michael <mringer at austin.rr.com>
>Sent: Apr 22, 2008 12:30 PM
>To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion <ausev at austinev.org>
>Subject: Re: [ausev] It's 11 pm and do you know where your hub-ee is?
>
>some hub motor company did a conversion to a cooper mini, but they added a 
>5HP motor to reacharge the battery pack.  Can't remember who did it or what 
>the link is, but it did come from this forum.  And what website where you 
>finding the 10" hub motors on?  I am thinking about going that route if i 
>build an electric scooter.
>
>Thanks!
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "m. edmund howse" <bytedawg at bytetamer.com>
>To: "AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion" 
><ausev at austinev.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 11:40 AM
>Subject: Re: [ausev] It's 11 pm and do you know where your hub-ee is?
>
>
>> Supposedly Volvo is or has developed a vehicle with hub motors on all
>> wheels. There are many supposed advantages to this as well as many
>> disadvantages. One advantage is the ease of regeneration of power. One
>> disadvantage is the cost of the motors, ie: one for each wheel but then
>> this could be offset by demand reducing costs. Anyway, I've seen many
>> articles on the internet in regards to hub motors and some not so
>> flattering. Why, I'm not really sure because it seems to be a simple
>> implementation that makes sense.
>>
>> marv
>>
>> evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org wrote:
>>
>>>Hub motor, that is ;)  I see hub motors on bikes all over the place.
>>>I just did a quick check on alibaba.com, a website used to market
>>>Chinese products.  They are showing hub motors of up to 10 KW as stock
>>>items, voltages vary. They are a 10" wheel...but something like this
>>>could be changed rather easily.
>>>
>>>I just spent an hour on google and did not find a single article
>>>discussing auto ev conversions using hub motors.  Is there some reason
>>>why?  Transmissions add another 150 pounds or so to a vehicles weight,
>>>not to mention the additional complexity of the linkages to shift, or
>>>the torque converter, etc.  I have always thought a vehicle with a hub
>>>motor in each wheel would give the best of many worlds - an electric 4
>>>wheel drive vehicle, when needed, a vehicle with a more balanced
>>>weight distribution, a vehicle with far fewer moving parts (no engine
>>>AND tranny)
>>>
>>>I have never posted here before.  I am open to any ideas and
>>>especially appreciate links to articles to help me expand my knowledge
>>>base.
>>>
>>>Right now I am working on a plan to add a motor to a folding bike.  I
>>>will post links to pics when it is up and running.
>>>
>>>Cheers
>>>
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