Just move them inboard. Might as well. You’d want to offset the additional unsprung weight, plus with the axle shaft being unreduced, you can now use much smaller and lighter brakes spinning at a higher rpm for the same effective brake torque.
Part of the motivation for this Uni Wheel is to free up the space between the wheels, so moving the brakes inboard kind of defeats the purpose. Also it would probably make changing the brakes more difficult.
On an EV you really don’t need to change any brake parts, there’s many people who’ve put on over half a million kilometers on their stock rotors and pads on EVs, they’re supposed to last the entire lifetime of the car without needing to replace them, so 20+ years. The only thing you really need to do is flush the brake fluid once over its lifetime.
Massive durability and other concerns aside, where are the brakes?
Just move them inboard. Might as well. You’d want to offset the additional unsprung weight, plus with the axle shaft being unreduced, you can now use much smaller and lighter brakes spinning at a higher rpm for the same effective brake torque.
depending on the design of the electric motor, its weird to consider but the brakes could be put in board between the two motors.
Part of the motivation for this Uni Wheel is to free up the space between the wheels, so moving the brakes inboard kind of defeats the purpose. Also it would probably make changing the brakes more difficult.
On an EV, conceivably the life span of brake systems would increase.
Shit on my hybrid they’re supposed to be good for 250k miles. (and it’s a Kia)
Typically they last the lifetime of the car, so 20+ years.
On an EV you really don’t need to change any brake parts, there’s many people who’ve put on over half a million kilometers on their stock rotors and pads on EVs, they’re supposed to last the entire lifetime of the car without needing to replace them, so 20+ years. The only thing you really need to do is flush the brake fluid once over its lifetime.