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Those Chrylser EVs

Posted October 06, 2008 4:00 PM by CarDomain

So were you as shocked by the unveiling of Chrysler's electric vehicles as the rest of the automotive community? Knowing that it takes a ton of time to develop vehicles the old in-house way, most people were pretty surprised when Auburn Hills was able to pull the proverbial rabbit out of their hat last week. Chrysler took advantage of a development path commonly used for smaller components and expanded it to the entire powertrain.

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10/08/2008 2:24 AM

so how are they going to transfer power to the wheels, directly on a drive shaft, or maybe two seperate electric motors on the back two wheels for traction control? any idea how many batteries they are using?

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10/08/2008 11:58 AM

i know that the tesla uses a motor intigrated into the rear axel but i don't know mechanics behind it. in larger applications (mine haulers for example) there is a motor at each wheel. this application is ideal because it makes things like regenerative breaking a little more easy.

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