While an expensive option, if the advantages of an in-wheel motor were sufficient for a given application, active/magnetorheological suspension could largely co

While an expensive option, if the advantages of an in-wheel motor were sufficient for a given application, active/magnetorheological suspension could largely compensate for it. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.678.7884&rep=rep1&type=pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.678... https://www.clearmotion.com/ https://www.clearmotion.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagneRide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiaMpG4Y640 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiaMpG4Y640 Further, on newer vehicles with the trend of 20inch+ rims, that is already 60-90+lbs (27-40+kg) of unsprung weight per wheel with tire. There is certainly room there for improvement to offset at least some of the motor weight. Would have to know how much their in-wheel models would actually weigh though to determine beyond speculation if it could be reasonably compensated for in a highway vehicle.