In progress
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| NEMS e-Busz | 50% |
Retrofit of a city bus with The Wheel technology for NEMS. Continue...
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| HyMove city bus | 50% |
Construction of a fuel-cell powered city bus.
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| 5 Whisper buses: | 65% |
5 Hybrid citybuses for Apeldoorn community. Continue...
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| Hybrid Mercedes G | 55% |
Conversion of a passenger car into an electrically powered vehicle. Continue...
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| Leightweight bus | 10% |
Conversion of a leightweight bus based on X97 into new e-Traction bus. Continue...
Contact information
e-Traction Europe BVVissenstraat 36
7324AL Apeldoorn
T: +31 55 521 1111
F: +31 55 522 2366
@: info@e-Traction.eu
TheWheel™ SM450 in development
The same direct-drive technology that has been proven to yield considerable energy savings with e-Traction's first application, the city bus, will also benefit smaller vehicles. TheWheel SM450 is designed with this philosophy.
Design aim: automotive applications
Specifications
- Wheelmotor with integrated power electronics
- Water cooled electronics & motor package
- Wheel diameter 450 mm
- 400Nm peak torque.
Cost Challenge
The cost of the direct-drives will of course represent an important part of the vehicle cost. However, other components such as the batteries and other auxiliary systems will likely have a significant impact on the overall cost as well.
Discussions are currently underway on the possible conversion of a conventional delivery van with the e-Traction® System using a fuel cell as a generator. We are confident that a smaller vehicle equipped with the e-Traction system will also produce significant reduction in fuel usage.
University study
Below is a design study of three Dutch universities of "the Car of the Future" featuring four dummy units of TheWheel™ SM450/1AL, powered by a fuel-cell in a proposed All Wheel Drive and All Wheel Steering concept which was shown at the 2007 AutoRAI in Amsterdam.
TheWheel SM450 installed under Automotive study by the 3TU commitee
(Tech. Universities of Delft, Eindhoven, Enschede in the Netherlands)