in-wheel electric motor Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:51:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Volkswagen e-Bora Electric Vehicle Gets Protean Electric In-Wheel Motors https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-e-bora-electric-vehicle-gets-protean-electric-wheel-motors-20131213/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-e-bora-electric-vehicle-gets-protean-electric-wheel-motors-20131213/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:51:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44485 The Volkswagen e-Bora, a compact electric vehicle being manufactured in China, is actually not that new, being electrified some years ago, but will soon be upgraded by the installation of in-wheel electric motors developed by Protean Electric. Protean Electric has been developing electric motors for electric vehicles that aren’t quite like the others. An electric […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/volkswagen-e-bora-electric-vehicle-gets-protean-electric-wheel-motors-20131213/feed/ 0 44485 Nissan BladeGlider is Electric Vehicle Supercar Concept [Video] https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-bladeglider-electric-vehicle-supercar-concept-video-20131202/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-bladeglider-electric-vehicle-supercar-concept-video-20131202/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:08:48 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44061 Based off of the latest developments in both racing and electric vehicles, the Nissan BladeGlider could be one of the most fun electric vehicles I’ve seen in a while. The Nissan BladeGlider is a small three-seater electric vehicle. Unlike most conventional or electric vehicles on the market today, the configuration of the car is more […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nissan-bladeglider-electric-vehicle-supercar-concept-video-20131202/feed/ 0 44061 Protean Electric In-Wheel Electric Motors are Production-Ready https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protean-in-wheel-electric-motors-20130416/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/protean-in-wheel-electric-motors-20130416/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:26:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36311 Electric vehicles are mostly designed with electric motors in place of a transmission or engine or even an axle, but Protean Electric’s in-wheel electric motors promise more efficiency and power than any other design. Power-to-weight ratio in any vehicle is directly related to both the performance and efficiency of any vehicle on the road. Maximizing […]

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