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Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same (cleantechnica.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not quite portal gears, that has the input shaft fixed at the top. This is like an adjustable portal gear.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Meh, it's still a portal hub, where you put the input shaft is a minor difference. It's still putting the gearset in the hub, increasing the total weight of the vehicle, and increasing unsprung weight.

Calling it a new thing is a lie. All they've done is switch it to planetary gears. I'd bet lots of money this was tried a long time ago, and was shelved in favor of an offset input shaft.