Benefits
According to Mitsubishi, locating the motor behind the wheel offers the company three distinct advantages:
- It allows for a four wheel drive system without need of transmission, driveshafts, differential gears or other complex mechanical components. Mitsubishi Motors has been one of the few companies to persist in offering 4WD on vehicles other than off-road vehicles since the technology's heyday in the 1980s.
- Placing the drive system entirely in the wheels allows for greater freedom of design for interior stylists.
- The space created facilitates the storage of the batteries, allowing for extra modules to be fitted which would offer increased power and range compared to previous electric vehicles.
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