the idea of placing electromotors in the wheel hub of a car promises great space saving and efficient energy efficiency*. volvo is now building on a prototype, which is supposed to be clear in three years of præsentation, writes “ny teknik” in sweden. in doing so, the disappearance of many components theoretically brings a lighter and cheaper car and the prototype is supposed to have a much more driving-active chassis in addition to its alternative drive, where the ræder sozusage n “put into the curve” (graphik).