The new development will be used together with hybrid powertrains and electric motors, taking on additional functions. Let's try to figure out what the point of such a solution is. The design of the motor-wheel includes an inverter and a processor that interact with a control unit coordinating the operation of all four wheel electric drives. Here, it's not only about the possibility of making all-wheel drive on electricity. If one or more wheels fail, the system simply redirects torque to the remaining ones.
The electric motor-wheel has gone into mass production
This scheme significantly improves the car's handling and stability. In essence, it works like an analog of the XDS system.
Currently, the technology has already been tested in practice on vehicles such as the Ford F-150 pickup, EV-Brabus, and Volvo C30 coupe.
