Elaphe Propulsion Technologies is one of the market leaders in in-wheel motors (IWMs). Their patented in-wheel powertrain system aims to do away with the traditional architecture of a motor vehicle, resulting in the world’s first commercially scalable IWM system. Their technology dates back to the late 1980s when Gorazd Lampič (national decathlete, chess player, scientist, physicist and current CEO of Elaphe) met Andrej Detela (Slovenian philosopher, scientist, quantum physicist and inventor) at university. There, Lampič was introduced to Detela’s research on high specific torque electric motors. Together, they founded Elaphe Propulsion Technologies with a mission to bring in-wheel powertrain solutions to the automotive market.
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