Bentley Concept Car Gets Its Own Augmented Reality App, but the Price of Admission Is Steep, Sort Of Next Reality
When it comes to building luxury cars, Bentley certainly knows what it’s doing. However, when it comes to building an AR app, Bentley is looking less …
Next month in Frankfurt, Hyundai will unveil a new all-electric concept and a racing car.
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Bentley EXP 100 GT concept gets its own augmented-reality app Digital Trends
The Bentley EXP 100 GT is a forward-looking concept car, so it seems fitting that it gets its own augmented-reality app, letting users take in the car’s design …
Daimler develops modular and flexible EV charging concept ETAuto.com
Daimler’s Mannheim bus plant comes with central charging station for Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, equipped with cable, pantograph and charging rail.
This baby is way more impressive than the HiPhi 1.
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Hopefully, those are not the fluids that will require periodical changes.
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In-wheel motor pioneer Protean Electric has introduced a new ‘corner module’ concept that integrates a vehicle’s powertrain, steering and suspension within a single product. The new Protean360+ module offers a limitless 360-degree steering capability combined with suspension, pneumatic ride-height control, and a ProteanDrive in-wheel electric motor.
The 360-degree steering capability is made possible by a patent-pending rotating interface that sits above the corner module’s main arm. The top of the rotating interface is fixed to the vehicle and the lower interface is fixed to the module arm.
From the lower rotational interface, control cables for the motor, hydraulics, and pneumatic ride height controls are channeled down the module arm and are connected to a second static interface within the hub and into the wheel motor unit. As the arm module rotates through 360 degrees, the full component set rotates with it. As a result, the connections and cables are not twisted or stressed.
The ProteanDrive permanent-magnet synchronous motor includes an integrated inverter and a dedicated liquid cooling circuit, all tightly packaged within the wheel rim. A friction brake disc and caliper are packaged in the wheel with the ProteanDrive motor, complementing its regenerative braking capability.
The rotor of the electric motor connects directly to the hub, delivering torque from the motor to the wheel and eliminating losses in power transfer. The motor features an outer rotor to maximize torque. This outer rotor configuration allows the rare earth magnets to be surface-mounted without retention, features that would otherwise compromise performance. Each ProteanDrive Pd18 motor (designed for 18-inch wheels) develops 1,250 Nm (922 lb-ft) peak torque and 80 kW (107 hp) peak power.
“Transport-as-a-Service urban mobility is gaining momentum, and with it the need for a new class of urban transport vehicles,” said Protean Electric CEO KY Chan. “These new vehicles will require new technologies to be fit for purpose. The Protean360+ corner module was born from our team’s innovative thinking about how to meet the requirements for these next-generation urban vehicles.”
Source: Protean Electric via Green Car Congress
As Tesla is preparing to launch its ‘Tesla Semi’ electric truck next year, some are starting to imagine other possible applications than freight transport, like a Tesla Semi electric motorhome. more…
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The electric SUV from Fisker seems to be positioned more or less in the same segment as the Tesla Model Y.
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CUPRA has teased its first all-electric vehicle ahead of its official debut at the Frankfurt motor show next month.
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