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    UV blocking resin

    Hi, Are there any transparent/translucent resins/additives available that will block UV light (unsure of the exact wavelengths at this stage)? We are looking for resin to make a container out of to hold some liquid that is sensitive to UV light. The catch is we would like to be able to see (if...
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    Wheel Hub Motor on future vehicles and its effects

    Hi Dimitar, Forgot to mention the project is for the University of Waikato, not a company and our website expired, so we are working on another one. Hybrid Auto works out of Brisbane. Cheers, Ryan
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    Wheel Hub Motor on future vehicles and its effects

    Hi Rod, Our car website is www.nzeco.net We are working with Hybrid Auto in Brisbane who are supplying us with the 2 in-wheel electric motors and allowing us to use many components they have developed and helping us with their outstanding expertise and knowledge of electric cars. Regards, Ryan
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    Wheel Hub Motor on future vehicles and its effects

    Our electric car with 50kW (cant remember torque numbers, but over 200Nm each for the whole rev range) electric motors has 17 inch wheels, but the bigger the better to allow more room for larger wire in the windings (more current = more torque) etc. Smaller cars dont need the huge amounts of...
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    Wheel Hub Motor on future vehicles and its effects

    What do you mean by gyroscopic effects? I have never heard of them when refering to suspension. The project is an ongoing one, so we have no timeframes, but at this stage we do not have any active dampers avaliable, although there is a lot of R&D into them at the moment. I dont believe that...
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    Wheel Hub Motor on future vehicles and its effects

    The motors are going to weigh approx. 13kg each (yes large, but they have a lot of power) which may affect the sprung to unsprung mass ratio a lot, especially since the car will hopefully weigh 600kg. The only way that we figure to counteract this is to use active damping, which is coming on...
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    Wheel Hub Motor on future vehicles and its effects

    We are using some electric motors in our car this year. We have eliminated rear brakes (regen only) and moved the park brake to the front wheels. The guys that designed the motors are really worried about the unsprung mass of the motors, so we are working on using very lightweight materials to...

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