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It's clever. But so many moving parts, and doesn't look very sturdy, nor efficient.
by imaginenore 9y ago
It's clever. But so many moving parts, and doesn't look very sturdy, nor efficient.
- theoh 9y agoThere was a device called an electric wheel, a few years ago, which did the continuously variable thing using a planetary gear (the sun and ring were driven by separate motors, and drive was taken from the planet carrier.) http://web.archive.org/web/20080104094149/http://www.solomontechnologies.com:80/wheel.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20080104094149/http://www.solomon... This design is inherently more compact than that arrangement, and the parts are simpler. (I think)
- letlambda 9y agoThis is exactly how the Prius (Gen 1) 'Hybrid Synergy Drive' works.