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General Category => Electric Motorcycle News => Topic started by: skadamo on November 12, 2008, 08:16:59 PM

Title: 2 Wheel Drive KTM With Electric Hub Motors
Post by: skadamo on November 12, 2008, 08:16:59 PM

Looks like KTM has a patent on a 2 wheel drive system utilizing an electric motor in each hub...

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Now it appears KTM is to employ a small electric motorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_motor  on each wheel to supply additional torque when it’s needed. A recently filed set of patent applications heralds some exciting prospects.

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http://www.gizmag.com/ktm-2wd-hybrid-dirt-bike/10348/
via: http://techlime.com/automobiles/ktm-2wd-hybrid-dirt-bike