Delivering a New Class of Lightweight Electric Vehicles

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Indigo Technologieswas highlighting its new Flow Plus, which is part of the company's Flow family of lightweight electric vehicles, at this year's CES. I spoke (video above) with CEO Will Graylin about the announcement as well as the underlying technology.

Indigo Technologies offers both its wheel-motor technology as well as finished vehicles. Targeting ride-sharing and delivery, the lightweight vehicles will have a 250-mile range using a 40-kWh battery. The wheel motors not only provide an efficient ride, but a very smooth one as well because of its split stator design.

Indigo Technologies SuperWheels

This video gives a glimpse into the features and operations of their hub motors:

The wheel has some impressive specs:

• Direct drive, dual stator electric motor
  • 22-kW peak power
  • 250-Nm peak torque x 3 or 4 corners
• Inverter and power electronics
  • 350-V bus voltage
• Fully active high-bandwidth suspension
• 90% efficient regenerative braking and suspension
• Integrated mechanical safety brake
• Adaptive, simultaneous control of horizontal propulsion and vertical suspension
• Torque vectoring plus yaw and roll control
• Mounts to standard wheels and 18-inch tire sizes
• Steerable MacPherson strut or double wishbone configurations

Links

• Indigo Technologies
• Robotic Wheel