Depending on who you ask, Lordstown Motors is usually one of two things. It’s either the most credible of the many electric pickup startups out there and its use of in-wheel electric motors is an inspired plan to create more flexible, efficient assembly processes that truly free vehicle designers to design … [continued]
We first covered Protean and its in-wheel motor tech back in 2012, and then interviewed a company exec in 2013 at EVS27 in Barcelona. Apparently, the company is still alive. A 16″ version of the ProteanDRIVE In-Wheel Motor will be developed by Protean Electric in partnership with Zhejiang VIE Science & Technology Company (VIE), according to recent news from the partners.
Can’t get enough Tesla Motors and other EV news? Check out this roundup of stories from around the web (largely, from sister sites EV Obsession and Gas2). To kick things off, here’s a new pic of a black matte Tesla Model 3 from a “jamesmusk” via Instagram: Tesla Motors Tesla Owner Using Supercharger … [continued]
Originally published on EV Obsession. At the recent EVS27 symposium in Barcelona, I had the opportunity to speak with Mogens Løkke, the director of in-wheel electric motor company ECOmove. Although I have covered in-wheel electric motor company Protean a couple of times (and sister site Gas2 has also covered it), … [continued]
