> Worth noting, placement at the wheel is somewhat arbitrary You're suggesting placing the ring-gear in the chassis and running the axle to the wheel? That wo

> Worth noting, placement at the wheel is somewhat arbitrary You're suggesting placing the ring-gear in the chassis and running the axle to the wheel? That would involve two reduction gearsets in the chassis instead of the current "one plus a CV gear," which kind of defeats the purpose of reducing chassis space usage. > The gears will be turning at a large multiple of wheel speed, so will require roller bearings except for low power and speed use: a radial and thrust bearing for each end of each gear, or 22 of each per wheel. Increasing torque also increases the level of thrust support required for the moving gear carriers handling all of those helical gears. I imagine the final product would use herringbone gears, since the large number of thrust bearings would all add to unsprung weight.