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The World’s Most Popular EVs Aren’t Cars, Trucks, or Motorcycles

Cars That Think

They've been a boon to hard-working delivery persons during the pandemic (and their impatient customers), and commuters who don't care to be a sweaty mess when they arrive. Industry analysts expect that uptick in adoption to continue. Hub motors are relatively affordable, low-maintenance, mass produced by the millions.

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Audi TechDay e-mobility, Part 2: systems and components

Green Car Congress

Asynchronous motors (ASM) have no permanent magnets and are simple in design, sturdy, low in maintenance and long-lived. The German Automobile Industry Association is working together with automotive manufacturers on uniform cell standards, Audi said. They are only conditionally suitable for transmission-integrated applications.

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