They put electric engines inside wheels now 🤯

What a time to be alive…

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Will that mean getting a flat will cost $3000?

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I don’t think rubber costs that much… yet… :thinking:

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Not a regular vehicle, but a Caterpillar 797 the tires are $40,000 and over…

Monster truck tires are commonly $3000 or more each tire.

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Wow what a cool concept

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That is dope af!

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I am pretty sure the motor is in the hub/rim part of the wheel, not the tire.
Im gonna watch to be sure.

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Yep it is in the hub.
Invented in 1900…WTF?
Seems like it would be expensive to replace, it is very complex with brakes ect intergrated.

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They caught guys using this technology to cheat in the Tour de France a few years back.

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