Mercedes SLS Electric Drive hooned on a track.

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Tech dating back to the late 80s early 90s as far as using negative torque to help the car turn. Pierre Couture from Quebec, Canada had a great project going on with Hydro Quebec with a prototype using in wheel, air cooled motors he developed, he and his team also had some tech about batteries and a tiny generator making a crap load of power. The prototype made with a Chrysler Intrepid had 4 in wheel motors, a large battery and a small generator running with a small gas motor. Recognize the Chevy Volt anyone? All was lost , buried, sold or stolen by other companies due in part to poorly managed patents, but mostly because of other business or political BS. Couture said in those times that the whole power steering mechanism of ICE cars would not be needed because the in wheel electric motors could be used to help steer the car.
one motor per wheel, 95 hp per motor with 1200 Nm of torque per motor. With that much torque, the motors could also be used to brake the car. Powerful as huge disk brakes and precise as the most advanced ABS. Regen braking of course. The project and prototype were just awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHmxJ...utu.be&t=7m09s

Sorry for the French language in the video.