Hi-Pa Drive

The Hi-Pa Drive (pronounced hyper) system is an electric in-wheel motor power delivery system.

Demonstration vehicles

In 2006, PML Flightlink demonstrated the Hi-Pa Drive in a series-hybrid car at the British Motor Show in London, using a Mini dubbed the "Mini QED" with its in-wheel motor at all four wheels. Two other car manufacturers have also presented concept cars using this technology: Ford with a Ford F150 pick-up prototype presented at the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas and Volvo in its Volvo ReCharge. However, Volvo has stated that it will not be using the Hi-Pa Drive in the production of all-electric version of the C30 ReCharge nor in its new diesel-electric plug-in hybrids due in 2012.

Technology and claimed benefits

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British Motor Show: Modified hybrid Mini promises 640bhp performance". Channel 4. July 19, 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Ford's Electric F-150: A Radical Rethink of an American Icon Archived 2008-12-25 at the Wayback Machine", SEMA eNews, Vol. 11, No. 44, Oct 30, 2008.
  3. ↑ "The Register: Volvo opens e-car kimono Archived 2009-08-03 at the Wayback Machine", 31 July 2009.
  4. ↑ Archived April 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine