Friday, May 3, 2013

Ford's eWheelDrive


Ford's eWheelDrive has designs on the urban car of the future

Cutaway view of the eWheelDrive hub motor
It's predicted that by the year 2050 there will be 9.3 billion people on Earth and 6.4 billion of them will be living in cities. There could also be four times as many cars on the roads as today, leading to an incredible degree of urban congestion and gridlock. That’s the impetus behind Ford and technology partner Schaeffler’s eWheelDrive electric research car, that moves the motor to the wheel hubs.  Read More