Timeline for Is there an advantage using 2 smaller motors on Tesla car's rear axle?
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| Dec 22, 2015 at 23:03 | comment | added | DucatiKiller | This is interesting. Tesla released a two motor car but it's a motor per axle as opposed to a motor per side. teslamotors.com/blog/dual-motor-model-s-and-autopilot | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 18:10 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | @NickC - As proposed on the page which Zaid produced the link for, most vehicles with a motor/wheel setup is going to have the motors located in what we'd consider the "hub", so Zaid's premise is a lot more spot on than I'd first imagined. I'm not sure, but the Chevy Volt might be this way (IIRC). | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 17:18 | comment | added | Nick C♦ | @Paulster2 I'd also think that the two motors would each be smaller diameter than a single motor that needed enough torque for both wheels, so would fit more easily under the floor. | |
| Dec 19, 2015 at 3:10 | comment | added | Zaid | @Paulster2 turns out there's a pretty nice wiki page. | |
| Dec 19, 2015 at 2:54 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | I agree with all your statements except one ... I don't see as how two motors in and of themselves would free up floor space. You now have two motors, two power converters, two of everything to make it run (except extra batteries). This would be offset somewhat by no differential, but I think overall you are going to be using more space than you'd be saving. That could be a matter of interpretation and opinion, though. | |
| Dec 18, 2015 at 14:56 | history | edited | Zaid | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 16, 2015 at 19:27 | history | answered | Zaid | CC BY-SA 3.0 |