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Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same
(cleantechnica.com)
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this post was submitted on 02 Dec 2023
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Expected a monowheel got something about cars. Blegh.
Cars are never going away entirely, and no one wants them to.
If we can make them better.. then that's great
I think it's actually pretty cool. Takes the sprung weight of an electric motor and reduces it's footprint significantly allowing for more range in electric vehicles because now that footprint can be used for batteries. And it doesn't sacrifice driveability or comfort? Kind of revolutionary. If it allows for streamlining of manufacturing it could help bring down the cost of electric vehicles which would make them more palatable for people who don't live in the most ideal place for an electric vehicle. Especially with increased range. It would also allow for hopefully less moving parts that fail and need to be replaced.
Almost no vehicles have unsprung motors anyway.
My 50cc scooter does! And I guess technically my electric bicycle does too, because it's got a rear wheel hub motor and the wheel is on its own suspension independent of the frame.
...That's about all I can think of off the top of my head, actually.
Because it throws things out of balance a lot of the time and causes damage to the components.
What makes you think a monowheel could be remotely preferable to cars in any possible way, whether from an individual or societal perspective?