How a differential works: In exacting detail

[Bimwad]

space-time wrote:
of course all this is irrelevant if you can afford an electric car.

Not at all. Teslas, Leafs, Bolts, i3s, Foci, and other mass market electrics all use differentials.

Independent motors per wheel sound great on paper, there are very good reasons why nobody except Honda has taken that approach on the rear of their newer SH-AWD system.

Differentials aren't going anywhere, even with all-electric drivetrains.

[space-time]

Bimwad wrote:
[quote=space-time]
of course all this is irrelevant if you can afford an electric car.

Not at all. Teslas, Leafs, Bolts, i3s, Foci, and other mass market electrics all use differentials.

Independent motors per wheel sound great on paper, there are very good reasons why nobody except Honda has taken that approach on the rear of their newer SH-AWD system.

Differentials aren't going anywhere, even with all-electric drivetrains.
Thanks for clarification. I was under the impression that Tesla had one motor for each wheel.

[JoeH]

space-time wrote:
[quote=Bimwad]
[quote=space-time]
of course all this is irrelevant if you can afford an electric car.

Not at all. Teslas, Leafs, Bolts, i3s, Foci, and other mass market electrics all use differentials.

Independent motors per wheel sound great on paper, there are very good reasons why nobody except Honda has taken that approach on the rear of their newer SH-AWD system.

Differentials aren't going anywhere, even with all-electric drivetrains.
Thanks for clarification. I was under the impression that Tesla had one motor for each wheel.
Nope just one driving an axle, or two motors in the case of the AWD models

[NewtonMP2100]

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[sekker]

N-OS X-tasy! wrote:
I thought this was going to be about calculus.

Me, too! I'm clearly not a 'car guy...'