In-wheel Motors

Many concept vehicles have used in-wheel motors but little progress has been seen for production vehicles. Elaphe are leaders in this space and are the most prominent in the news with their supply agreement for the Lordstown electric pickup.

The average number of motors per vehicle in China remained fairly consistent for BEVs from 2015-2018. The strong sales of the Li Xiang One EREV and the BYD Han EV, which both have dual motor options, has increased this average for 2019 and 2020.

The BEV Innovation Virtual Summit covered specific technology-based talks from some of the key players in the electric vehicle market as well as more general talks around the future of manufacturing and market overview. In this article we cover the technology-related talks for electric vehicles covered by the following presenters: -MANN+HUMMEL -Shell -Dow -Protean