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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by oblio on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @04:18PM (#39609273)
EVs can have multiple motors and those motors can be very close to wheels, maybe even inside wheels.

It stops making sense to have a bunch of rods zigzagging everywhere.

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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by jojobas on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @06:55PM (#39610619)
Motors have nothing to do with this, you still have to have the suspension struts, and the wheels still have to be mechanically linked by the tie rod and usually the sway bar.

Also inside the wheels makes no sense at all, google unsprung weight.

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