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Behold The Hyundai Uni Wheel. Transportation May Never Be The Same (cleantechnica.com)
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[–] agent_flounder 3 points 1 year ago

I guess this design would require a few seals to keep the mechanism bathed in oil and keep foreign contaminants out.

Is there enough oil volume to keep the mechanism cool at highway speeds?

And how do those tiny gears hold up to the loading? They seem a lot smaller than an equivalent pinion gear in a solid axle, for example And they were rather vague on their stress testing. Seemed like a bit like hand waving and "trust us bro".