A marker, held stationary while hub is rotated, will indicate amount to be trimmed. See All 7 Photos The finished 15-inch wire wheel after sandblasting, painting and mounting. Just a few dollars ...

In-hub wheel ... level motor has a 21-inch diameter, and checks in at a svelte 40 kilograms (88 pounds). Punching a calculator suggests a formidable power-to-weight ratio of 15.75 kW/kg, or ...

Electric motors are round. Wheels are round. It's a pretty natural impulse to combine the two. No lesser automotive luminary than Dr. Ferdinand Porsche did it first, inventing the wheel-hub motor ...

This concept, called eCorner, is claimed by Siemens VDO to be the basis for the ecological "Drive-by-Wire" automobiles which will become a common sight on roads in 15 years. eCorner replaces the ...

The unit, it says, generates more than 100 kw (134 horsepower) while fitting inside a 20-inch wheel. The reasons why in-wheel motors or hub motors haven’t jumped beyond concept cars and research ...

At the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology expo in Hannover yesterday, Elaphe presented the latest generation of its monster in-wheel electric hub motors ... inside rims 19-inch or larger ...

[Photo: Donut Lab] The in-wheel motors like the ones that Donut Lab has created, also known as hub motors ... The flagship 21-inch motor for cars delivers 4,300 newton meters (Nm) of torque ...