@Christine PaluchThanks for reminding me another advantage of hub motors is an even lower CG! Motor weight is lowered to "axle" height, & the gearbox & differential are deleted from above it.
Right. Literally 1mph below a category 3 hurricane, during the last-minute evacuation of which it's also handy that the hub motors work fine when fully submerged in salt water.
Based on the fact that it is an extremely well designed vehicle, it should be much more stable then any high walled transport truck in a crosswind. There is vey little or virtually no sidewall on this vehicle to capture and side wind. What sidewall there is is very rounded. Just an estimate on my part but I suspect it is several time more stable than most trucks and cars currently caught in crosswinds. I am not an expert and I have never seen one but I would bet that it is very stable in any virtually any windy situation.
@Christine Paluch Thanks for reminding me another advantage of hub motors is an even lower CG! Motor weight is lowered to "axle" height, & the gearbox & differential are deleted from above it.
Usually electric cars have a lower center of gravity too, which helps a great deal with stability.
Right. Literally 1mph below a category 3 hurricane, during the last-minute evacuation of which it's also handy that the hub motors work fine when fully submerged in salt water.
Aptera has stated that it has tested stable in 110 mph cross winds - far higher than the average slab sided SUV can withstand.
Based on the fact that it is an extremely well designed vehicle, it should be much more stable then any high walled transport truck in a crosswind. There is vey little or virtually no sidewall on this vehicle to capture and side wind. What sidewall there is is very rounded. Just an estimate on my part but I suspect it is several time more stable than most trucks and cars currently caught in crosswinds. I am not an expert and I have never seen one but I would bet that it is very stable in any virtually any windy situation.