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Wheel hub motor, the Glossary

A wheel hub motor, hub motor, or in-wheel motor is a motor that is incorporated into the hub of the wheel.^[1]

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A-segment

The A-segment is the first category in the passenger car classification system defined by the European Commission.

Active Wheel was a Michelin-developed tire which incorporates an electric motor and suspension It was presented at Challenge Bibendum 2004's edition on the Hy-Light concept car and showcased during Paris Motor Show "Mondial de l'automobile"in 2008 both on the Venturi Volage electric sports car and on the Heuliez Will. Wheel hub motor and Active Wheel are wheel hub motors.

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American Axle

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM), headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, is an American manufacturer of automobile driveline and drivetrain components and systems.

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Aptera (solar electric vehicle)

The Aptera is a two-seat, three-wheeled solar electric vehicle under development by the crowd-funded American car manufacturer Aptera Motors.

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Axial flux motor

An axial flux motor (axial gap motor, or pancake motor) is a geometry of electric motor construction where the gap between the rotor and stator, and therefore the direction of magnetic flux between the two, is aligned parallel with the axis of rotation, rather than radially as with the concentric cylindrical geometry of the more common radial flux motor.

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BMW

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly abbreviated to BMW, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

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Brushless DC electric motor

A brushless DC electric motor (BLDC), also known as an electronically commutated motor, is a synchronous motor using a direct current (DC) electric power supply.

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Car and Driver

Car and Driver (CD or C/D) is an American automotive enthusiast magazine first published in 1955.

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Chevrolet Sequel

The Chevrolet Sequel is a purpose-built hydrogen fuel cell-powered concept car and sport utility vehicle from Chevrolet, employing the then-latest generation of General Motors' fuel cell technology.

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Citroën C-Métisse

The Citroën C-Métisse is a concept car which was produced by the car manufacturer Citroën in collaboration with coachbuilder Stola.

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Concept car

A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.

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Direct-drive mechanism

A direct-drive mechanism is a mechanism design where the force or torque from a prime mover is transmitted directly to the effector device (such as the drive wheels of a vehicle) without involving any intermediate couplings such as a gear train or a belt. Wheel hub motor and direct-drive mechanism are Gearless electric drive.

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Drive by wire

Drive by wire or DbW technology in the automotive industry is the use of electronic or electro-mechanical systems in place of mechanical linkages that control driving functions.

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Electric bicycle

An electric bicycle, e-bike, electrically assisted pedal cycles, or electrically power assisted cycles is a motorized bicycle with an integrated electric motor used to assist propulsion. Wheel hub motor and electric bicycle are electric bicycles and electric vehicles.

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Electric car

An electric car or electric vehicle (EV) is a passenger automobile that is propelled by an electric traction motor, using electrical energy as the primary source of propulsion.

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Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.

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Epicyclic gearing

An epicyclic gear train (also known as a planetary gearset) is a gear reduction assembly consisting of two gears mounted so that the center of one gear (the "planet") revolves around the center of the other (the "sun").

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Ferdinand Porsche

Ferdinand Porsche (3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951) was an Austrian-Bohemian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG.

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Heuliez

Heuliez was a French carrosserie that worked as a production and design unit for various automakers.

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Hi-Pa Drive

The Hi-Pa Drive (pronounced hyper) system is an electric in-wheel motor power delivery system. Wheel hub motor and hi-Pa Drive are wheel hub motors.

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Hiriko

The Hiriko is a folding two-seat urban electric car that was under development by the Hiriko Driving Mobility consortium in the Basque Country of northern Spain.

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Honda FCX

The Honda FCX (commonly referred to as Fuel Cell eXperimental) is a family of hydrogen fuel cell automobiles manufactured by Honda.

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Hub-center steering

Hub-center steering (HCS) is one of several different types of front-end suspension/steering mechanisms used in motorcycles and cargo bicycles.

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Individual wheel drive

Individual-wheel drive (IWD) is a wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all wheels to receive torque from several motors independent of each other.

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Infobase

Infobase is an American publisher of databases, reference book titles and textbooks geared towards the North American library, secondary school, and university-level curriculum markets.

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Inrunner

The term inrunner refers to an electric motor where the rotor (runner) is inside the stator.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) professional association for electronics engineering, electrical engineering, and other related disciplines.

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology

The KTH Royal Institute of Technology (lit), abbreviated KTH, is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Lightyear 0

The Lightyear 0 (formerly the Lightyear One) is an all-solar-electric car by the Dutch car manufacturer Lightyear.

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Litz wire

Litz wire is a particular type of multistrand wire or cable used in electronics to carry alternating current (AC) at radio frequencies.

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Locking hubs

Locking hubs, also known as free wheeling hubs are fitted to some (mainly older) four-wheel drive vehicles, allowing the front wheels to rotate freely when disconnected (unlocked) from the front axle.

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Lohner–Porsche

Lohner–Porsche is a term encompassing several electric vehicles designed by Ferdinand Porsche and manufactured at Lohner-Werke in the early 1900s. Wheel hub motor and Lohner–Porsche are Gearless electric drive.

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Lordstown Endurance

The Lordstown Endurance is a full-size battery electric pickup truck with wheel hub motors manufactured by Lordstown Motors in collaboration with Foxconn at its Ohio factory.

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Lotus Cars

Lotus Group (also known as Lotus Cars, and doing business as Lotus NYO in China) is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric vehicles.

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MAZ-7907

MAZ-7907 (МАЗ-7907) is a Soviet army 24X24 transporter erector launcher prototype for the SS-24 ICBM designed and developed by the Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) in Belarus.

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MIEV

MIEV (Mitsubishi In-wheel motor Electric Vehicle) or MiEV (Mitsubishi innovative Electric Vehicle), Tetsuro Aikawa, Mitsubishi Motors internally conducted interview, February 2005 is the name given by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) to its alternative propulsion technologies.

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MIT Technology Review

MIT Technology Review is a bimonthly magazine wholly owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and editorially independent of the university.

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Motorsport Network

Motorsport Network is an American media and technology company headquartered in Miami, Florida and London, UK.

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Outrunner

An outrunner is an electric motor having the rotor outside the stator, as though the motor were turned inside out.

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Peugeot BB1

The Peugeot BB1 was a fully electric concept city car that was introduced by Peugeot at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Protean Electric

Protean Electric is an automotive technology company specializing in in-wheel motor technology.

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REE Automotive

REE Automotive, Ltd. is a commercial electric vehicle developer and manufacturer.

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Rolling resistance

Rolling resistance, sometimes called rolling friction or rolling drag, is the force resisting the motion when a body (such as a ball, tire, or wheel) rolls on a surface.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is a learned society and professional association in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences".

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Shock absorber

A shock absorber or damper is a mechanical or hydraulic device designed to absorb and damp shock impulses.

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Siemens

Siemens AG is a German multinational technology conglomerate.

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United States Department of Energy

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees U.S. national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nuclear power, the military's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy-related research, and energy conservation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_hub_motor

Also known as Hub motor, In wheel motor, In-wheel electric motor, In-wheel motor, Near-wheel motor, Wheel electric motor, Wheel hub drive, Wheel motor, Wheel-end motor, Wheelmotor.

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Wheel hub motor, the Glossary

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Electric bicycles

Gearless electric drive

Train wheels

Wheel hub motors

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