Mercedes‑Benz starts large‑scale production of electric axial flux motor

Post by johndevor » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 3:42 PM UTC

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Oof... well thanks for sharing but that's basically unusable for me. It neatly all packed in a 2MB file containing all assets, threejs, etc. I assumed it's based on a three.js template due to the `Rendered live with three.js · Drag anywhere to orbit the model` kind of showcase but unfortunately that's not linked. I also imagine the 3D models are more that primitives (at least the arrows showcasing the flow) but I don…

I mentioned elsewhere too. This was a one-shot thing that made me wow so I thought I share. You're kind with your comments but others are just hating it, even so I said 1. I don't know this motor technology and 2. It was a one shot experiment If I had time and making a polished web page was my goal I could probably do better but this was not the point!

Post by calvinmorrison » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 3:47 PM UTC

arbirk wrote: post #202

For family cars we need 4x 30-50 hp units. If the motor can weigh around 7 kg it can be placed directly on wheel. Adding durable brake discs (rarely used) and 2 inverters front ad back and we have the EV platform of the next 100 years

Post by jcgrillo » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC

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It would be awesome if they would implement a crude rule: no computers. You can use a computer to design the car--CAD/CAM/CAE are all fine--but no stored program computers are allowed in the race car. I think that would improve F1 tremendously.

Very funny idea. That basically means a carbureted gas engine, or a direct injection diesel with a mechanical governor and mechanically timed injection pumps - can't run a direct injection gas engine without a digital engine control unit, because the injection timings are much to precise to do mechanically. So, basically '60s Formula 1. Might be fun to watch. We'd certainly see some crazy engine designs and a lot of…

Post by FabHK » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 3:49 PM UTC

Post by j_maffe » Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC

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Every plausibly cool electric car innovation leads me to the same thought: “5-10 years from now, the restomod potential will be wild once these come down in cost.” For this, I am imagining retrofitting a Pontiac Fiero to reduce as much weight as possible and see if extended flight becomes possible.

Number 1 problem is battery weight though. Not electric motors. I have a 84 w123 300D, and would love to add some more power to it. Lightweight hub motors would be great, but any decent size battery would be at least 200lbs+, which is hard to do on a old chasy.