I have little electronic experience, but was thinking in terms of EV's that having a variable speed motor direct driving each wheel, would be a more efficient way of powering a vehicle. My main assumption for this is that using a single motor through a transmission system causes a lot of lost energy through components. My assumption has also been that there is very little difference between an generator (alternator) and an electric motor, therefore when a wheel is not being driven by the motor, that essentialy the motor could be used as a generator to replace energy used from the battery, as the wheel is still in motion, therefore the electromagnetic field created by this action could be harnessed. My thoughts are that the motion would be computer monitored and regulated. Is this feasible to help maintain a car at 100kph over say a 5-8 hour period
