Protean: The engine in the wheels, the future of electric cars

- This is confirmed by Protean, a manufacturer of wheel motors when introducing his new product.
In recent years, technology in-wheel motors have been touted as the future of electric cars and hybrid vehicles. Skip weaknesses in the heavy wheels, the advantage of the energy wheel is something no one can deny.
According to MotorAuthority, with each motor within a wheel, the power supply accurate and timely while driving "requirements", would like to switch and the gas pedal, the driver is easy rather, the focus of the weight and lower the car as it was moving down the wheels, to help improve performance and save energy.
In addition, each of the wheel motors can be controlled completely independently, providing the ability to control, dynamic performance and larger than any other engine systems.
If the benefits are not convincing enough, traction control, vector control torque at startup easier, as well as the advantages can not be ignored.
Unfortunately, this technology has so far only on the "project" and the concept. However, recently a company called Protean has informed the design of the engine is ready to wheel towards production.
Protean is currently showing in the engine system of its wheels at Automotive Engineers World Congress, and promised that this system will be mass produced in 2014, at a new plant in Liyang, China.
Each in-wheel electric motors weighing about 31 kg, and has a capacity of 100 hp, maximum torque 995 Nm can be achieved. This motor system has special advantages in regenerative braking capability, allowing recovery of 85% of the energy in each brake.
It is important to prove Protean in-wheel motors will become an integral component in the hybrid powertrain in the future, where we can combine traditional internal combustion engine with the engine system new wheels. Protean As long as the wheels from 18-24 inches in diameter, which are equipped with in-wheel motors.If equipped with electric motors instead of on the hybrid car, the engine of the Protean will help save up to 30% energy. Also confirmed Protean motor system capable of operating the vehicle without the support of other engines.