Electric Propulsion

The increasing focus on the climate challenge is spawning amazing ingenuity on a global scale.

I just came across a Ford F-150 prototype looking like a real macho hunk:

Hi-Pa Drive™ F-150
What’s been taken out of this Ford F-150 hinges on what’s been put in. The engine, drive train, gear box and all the related parts have been replaced with the game-changing Hi-Pa Drive™ system. The four electric in-wheel motors that power the fully-electric Hi-Pa Drive F-150 will deliver more than 600 horsepower as well as more torque than the 320 horsepower V-8 engine it replaced. Hi-Pa Drive is helping car designers eliminate oil dependency, carbon emissions and costs, while adding more power, room, performance and design options.

The people making the electric motor can be found here:

http://www.hipadrive.com/index.html