The hub motors that Aptera are using are made by Elaphe, see these videos I posted earlier: >>>>>> On 7/8/2023 8:51 PM, Ryan Fulcher wrote: >>>>>>> https://youtu.be/CqPMtEIT3f4 >>>>>>> https://youtu.be/1alRUqx9UX8
Also, in case anyone saw the recent national news story where an Aptera overheated... We got details later, that car was a Gamma prototype from 18 months ago for mostly aesthetic demos. So it never has any cooling system components installed, so it's actually done quite well for basically being run with no active thermal management to speak of... On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 16:24 Josh Landess via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > I do think it's fair to give these things a chance in the public > marketplace, especially if it could be in a moderate passenger EV that > tries to highlight some of their strengths and not their weaknesses. I > personally still would not consider buying one unless or until we see > extensive uninhibited feedback from unbiased drivers simply talking > about their experiences, good, bad or indifferent. > > A part of the problem is that such motors have been mentioned various > times as integral to saving energy and being part of an important EV > project, and then, somehow, they just don't quite make it to where we > can consider buying it. > > It's been a long time, but taking a quick look around I see these two > in-wheel hub motor providers are still in theory trying to make a go of > it. There may be many more (perhaps someone can say who Aptera is using > if it isn't already clear), but just noting these two: > https://www.proteanelectric.com/ > more than a decade ago, I seem to remember them issuing a white paper > that attempted to lay out some of the arguments in-favor-of, and address > some of the criticisms. I don't know where things stand these days, but > taking a way-overly-quick look, it does seem at least they are still in > discussion with some automakers: > https://www.proteanelectric.com/news/ > > for example: > > 28.Apr.23 > Dongfeng Motor Showcases All-Wheel Drive Luxury Sedan Powered By > ProteanDrive, Weeks After Announcing Version Driven By Two In-Wheel Motors > > > and we have this other blast-from-the-past: > https://www.saietta.com/about-us/ > however, I don't know if they are presently trying to offer the in-wheel > product. I don't presently see language about it on their page. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20230726/b34fd10e/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
