Finland's Verge Motorcycles, maker of an advanced electric motorcycle, has spun off a company called Donut Lab, which is making hub motors for electric vehicles.

The Finland-based company’s in-wheel motor serves up 650 kilowatts of power

  • JWBananas@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 hours ago

    but the reduction gear is still a lot of weight.

    But is it 88 pounds of weight like that donut motor? Because a traditional CV axle certainly isn’t 88 pounds.

    Race cars have gone as far as having inboard brakes to reduce unsprung mass

    The uniwheel sort of did too, given regenerative braking.