Dutch Invention Uses Electric Engines For Wheels

Posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday December 27, 2003 @03:03AM from the clean-air-bussing dept.

Makarand writes "A Dutch invention is promising to make vehicles atleast 50% more efficient and also bring down the soot and carbon dioxide emissions. This is made possible by replacing the conventional wheels by 'in-wheel' electric engines which are normal electric engines turned inside out. No transmission is necessary as the in-wheel engines are powered by battery-packs installed on the vehicle. A diesel-powered generator which replaces the original engine on the vehicle charges the battery-pack continuously. The Dutch company E-Traction has built a bus using this technology that will undergo testing for the next six months."

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Certainly anti-american by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 03:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic

If Iran really belongs to the axis of evil, wouldn't it be the right time to infiltrate that country now?

Instead america offers them money and help that they'll certainly spend on more WMD's.

You may mod this down. But at least one person will read this and think about it.