At least SOME people are looking in the right direction!!! Electric hub motors on four wheels would be suitable for the majority population, and it would also cut down on the current expensive prices of these new-found technologies.
This is admittedly fascinating, and I can foresee huge applications for it. BUT ~ here in the USA we are already solicited by our electric company to cut down on electrical use, to avoid overloading our power grid. I can't imagine even a single street of EV owners returning home from work each day and plugging their cars in at once. We'd be eating by candlelight each night. USA is gonna require some rethinking and restructuring for this to work. (Is the battery OK for a 500 mile Indy race? WOW!)
Build a car covered with solar panels instead of paint, and lithium batteries for nighttime operation and say goodbye to paying for energy! no more paying for overpriced gas and no more global warming!
$250 000 is very expensive - i can only dream about it.
But compare to cars, like Poshe, Ferarri, Lamborghini etc. - it's not expensive. Those cars are expensive as hell to drive and you burn 85 % of the money (low efficiency engines).
This one have better performance at high speed - and corst 1/3-1/7 to drive.
The only bad thing if you want to drive long distaces - chargingtimes and the possiblity to charge the batteries on a trip.
yeah, if they could design a solar panel to stick on the roof like that prius modification, then it could definitely travel further. at least somewhat
That can give a little extra power, but the roof of a car have to small area to have a high power solar pannel - but it can help to charge the batteries
@C20rules Instead of batteries, why not put in 2 small SP500 Electric Generators which run with the push pull effect of the north and south pole of the magnets which causes it to spin, also to create electricity at 57KW/H. Which is alot. Now with the batteries, yeah good idea, but with 2 generators installed, less batteries will be needed. Also, the two generators will together will create 114 kw/h , I'm not sure about the wattage, but 114 kilawatt per hour is not bad, If I do say so myself. :3
Hub motors, no pollution, high efficiency, high performance-- thumbs up-- eight wheels, Godzilla size, thumbs down. We need to change more than battery size, but also chemistry, to make EVs economical and long-life. Sincere and humble thanks to professors Shimizu and Yoshida for progress towards an EV society.
At least SOME people are looking in the right direction!!! Electric hub motors on four wheels would be suitable for the majority population, and it would also cut down on the current expensive prices of these new-found technologies.
Sarcasticscum 1 year ago
This is admittedly fascinating, and I can foresee huge applications for it. BUT ~ here in the USA we are already solicited by our electric company to cut down on electrical use, to avoid overloading our power grid. I can't imagine even a single street of EV owners returning home from work each day and plugging their cars in at once. We'd be eating by candlelight each night. USA is gonna require some rethinking and restructuring for this to work. (Is the battery OK for a 500 mile Indy race? WOW!)
FLSHBK1 1 year ago
one of the mos beautiful designs I have seen in a WHILE!!!
There is some hope, then!
I take my hat off, BRAVO!
kikomutante 1 year ago
the train has arrived!
NutsandGuts 1 year ago
awesomeeee
Ratatat92 2 years ago
The sound of 8 permanent magnet motors accelerating, sounds better than any gasoline engine to me.
Like this video of the car, you can really hear the motors in this one.
subcooledheatpump 2 years ago
Because it sounds like a jet fighter!
N9olan 2 years ago
Couldn't agree more.
the sound's pretty, how can i say it? interesting.
kkjgg112391 1 year ago
Build a car covered with solar panels instead of paint, and lithium batteries for nighttime operation and say goodbye to paying for energy! no more paying for overpriced gas and no more global warming!
rotorman13b 2 years ago
@rotorman13b
the weight of the solar panel would make it less efficient + people wants color! Most of the dolerean incoming in the US were painted!
mr2v6sc 2 years ago
I'd love to test drive the Eliica on the german autobahn! No one would expect that it's so fast. Must be holy fun.
SOPM2007 2 years ago 3
damn!
klexgs 2 years ago
$250 000 is very expensive - i can only dream about it.
But compare to cars, like Poshe, Ferarri, Lamborghini etc. - it's not expensive. Those cars are expensive as hell to drive and you burn 85 % of the money (low efficiency engines).
This one have better performance at high speed - and corst 1/3-1/7 to drive.
The only bad thing if you want to drive long distaces - chargingtimes and the possiblity to charge the batteries on a trip.
C20rules 4 years ago 8
yeah, if they could design a solar panel to stick on the roof like that prius modification, then it could definitely travel further. at least somewhat
czech27 4 years ago
That can give a little extra power, but the roof of a car have to small area to have a high power solar pannel - but it can help to charge the batteries
C20rules 4 years ago
@C20rules Instead of batteries, why not put in 2 small SP500 Electric Generators which run with the push pull effect of the north and south pole of the magnets which causes it to spin, also to create electricity at 57KW/H. Which is alot. Now with the batteries, yeah good idea, but with 2 generators installed, less batteries will be needed. Also, the two generators will together will create 114 kw/h , I'm not sure about the wattage, but 114 kilawatt per hour is not bad, If I do say so myself. :3
arshdeep125 1 year ago
that thing is $250,000 american... BUT IT GOES SO FAST!
k4nnun 4 years ago 4
Hub motors, no pollution, high efficiency, high performance-- thumbs up-- eight wheels, Godzilla size, thumbs down. We need to change more than battery size, but also chemistry, to make EVs economical and long-life. Sincere and humble thanks to professors Shimizu and Yoshida for progress towards an EV society.
billdale1 4 years ago 10