CaJLMetalHead
Well-Known Member
Although an "All-Electric" Wrangler is not feasible in the short term future... there are current technologies to allow an electric motor driven vehicle that charges the batteries and provides electric power using a small gas engine.. like the Nissan E-Power technology...
Also... the "In-Wheel" or hub electric motor technology is mature enough for such an idea as Off-Road vehicles with electric powertrain.. now imagine.. .you get rid of axles.. transfer cases, gearbox... big gas engine... lockers.. and then replace it with Nissan E-Power... in-wheel electric motors... it still has long-range ... imagine the beauty of precise torque delivery and individual speed control per wheel... no more smashing the pumpkin, broken axles and joints.. the technology already exists... the big obstacle currently would be cost of the vehicle like a Wrangler the way I describe it would be closer in cost to a high-end Tesla than a standard gas engine Rubicon ..
Links to the referenced technology:
Nissan E-Power
In wheel electric motors
https://in-wheel.com/en/
https://www.proteanelectric.com/
Also... the "In-Wheel" or hub electric motor technology is mature enough for such an idea as Off-Road vehicles with electric powertrain.. now imagine.. .you get rid of axles.. transfer cases, gearbox... big gas engine... lockers.. and then replace it with Nissan E-Power... in-wheel electric motors... it still has long-range ... imagine the beauty of precise torque delivery and individual speed control per wheel... no more smashing the pumpkin, broken axles and joints.. the technology already exists... the big obstacle currently would be cost of the vehicle like a Wrangler the way I describe it would be closer in cost to a high-end Tesla than a standard gas engine Rubicon ..
Links to the referenced technology:
Nissan E-Power
In wheel electric motors
https://in-wheel.com/en/
https://www.proteanelectric.com/
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