Thursday, December 15, 2011

tech article

Can motors in wheels spark electric car revolution?
The SIM-LEI is a new electric car that can travel more than 200 miles in a single charge. It also goes from 0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds. Like most cars theres only one motor by the potrol engine but this car has 4 motors one in every wheel. Each wheel has 65 kilowatts giving the car a total of 260 kilowatts compared to the Nissan leaf which only has 80 kilowatts.The SIM-LEI electric car can travel 333 kilometers on a single charge, say its creators.