In wheel motors

Mitsubishi is really on to something with its series of in-wheel motors and its in-between wheeled concept vehicles. Check out this dissertation in the Wikipedia website about the evolution of Mitsubishi's wheel drives and concept vehicles:

 
Wiki Address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIEV 

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(Image source: http://www.green-metroplex.com/EVs/Index.html )