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Sep 12, 2009
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High performance EV motors
by: Roy

Just to add a couple of more options. Azure Dynamics is about the best value I have found.
Also check out hi-pa drive.

Unfortunately, they have changed their web page and no longer provide models and performance specs. They are truly amazing. It says on their web site that they will be going into production (as opposed to the expensive hand built ones so-far) in about 1-1/2 years. Well that notice has been up there for about 1-1/2 years. Hope they will be actually available soon. These are wheel motors and if you want to go that route, are the only ones that will be for sale to the general public. You should understand that There are only about 8 manufactures of high performance electric motors suitible for cars. All the other ones are either private or hand-built at very high cost. Mitsubishi, Hyundai, GM, and Tesla all build their own. AC Propulsion and TM4 (makers of another wheel motor) will be glad to sell you their system. I do not include UQM in this group as their hand-built motors are not much better than Azure Dynamics at about 3 times the price.

If you can actually get your hands on a HiPA Drive you might consider mounting one between the drive wheels with the shaft vertical and connected to a chassis mounted differential, like Corvettes.

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Sep 12, 2009
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Just to add a couple of more options. <a href= "http://www.azuredynamics.com/products/force-drive/documents/AC24_DMOC445ProductSheet.pdf" target= "_blank">Azure Dynamics</a> is about the best value I have found. Also check out <a href= "http://www.hipadrive.com/oursystem.html" target= "_blank">hi-pa drive.</a> Unfortunately, they have changed their web page and no longer provide models and performance specs. They are truly amazing. It says on their web site that they will be going into production (as opposed to the expensive hand built ones so-far) in about 1-1/2 years. Well that notice has been up there for about 1-1/2 years. Hope they will be actually available soon. These are wheel motors and if you want to go that route, are the only ones that will be for sale to the general public. You should understand that There are only about 8 manufactures of high performance electric motors suitible for cars. All the other ones are either private or hand-built at very high cost. Mitsubishi, Hyundai, GM, and Tesla all build their own. <a href= "http://www.acpropulsion.com/" target= "_blank">AC Propulsion</a> and <a href= "http://www.tm4.com/home.aspx" target= "_blank">TM4</a> (makers of another wheel motor) will be glad to sell you their system. I do not include UQM in this group as their hand-built motors are not much better than Azure Dynamics at about 3 times the price. If you can actually get your hands on a HiPA Drive you might consider mounting one between the drive wheels with the shaft vertical and connected to a chassis mounted differential, like Corvettes.

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