Active Wheel

Active Wheel was a Michelin-developed tire which incorporates an electric motor and suspension{{cite web |title=MICHELIN ACTIVE WHEEL Press Kit |url=http://www.michelin.com/corporate/EN/content/newsAndPress/7735-MICHCORP-salonauto2008.pdf |date=October 2008 |publisher=Michelin |accessdate=24 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528010022/http://www.michelin.com/corporate/EN/content/newsAndPress/7735-MICHCORP-salonauto2008.pdf |archive-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead }} It was presented at Challenge Bibendum 2004's edition on the Hy-Light concept car and showcased during Paris Motor Show "Mondial de l'automobile"in 2008 both on the Venturi Volage electric sports car and on the Heuliez Will.{{cite web|last=Loftus |first=Jack |url=https://gizmodo.com/5100127/michelin-develops-revolutionary-active-wheel-for-electric-cars |title=Michelin Develops Revolutionary Active Wheel for Electric Cars - Cars |publisher=Gizmodo |date=2008-11-30 |accessdate=2009-10-17}} The project was interrupted in 2014.[http://www.autotitre.com/lien.php?id=80765&p1=2&p2=1&p3=0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.actu-automobile.com%2F2014%2F10%2F22%2Fmichelin-abandonne-le-developpement-des-roues-motorisees%2F Michelin abandonne le développement des roues motorisées] - actu-automobile.com

Like other in-wheel motors, the ActiveWheel design provides direct power delivery of approximately {{convert|30|kW|hp|abbr=on}}, as well as regenerative braking.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} In addition, it replaces a mechanical suspension with an active suspension driven by an in-wheel electrical suspension motor that controls torque distribution, traction, turning maneuvers, pitch, roll and suspension damping for that wheel.{{cite web |last=Dogget |first=Scott |title=Michelin to Commercialize Active Wheel; Technology to Appear in 2010 Cars |url=http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2008/12/michelin-to-commercialize-active-wheel-technology-to-appear-in-2010-cars.html |date=1 December 2008 |work=Green Car Advisor |publisher=Edmunds.com |accessdate=24 April 2013}} However, the effects of shocks, water and snow to such an "in-wheel" design have not been precisely studied.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}

Siemens VDO, developing a similar concept called eCorner,[http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=959 eCorner a similar concept being developed by Siemens] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725051042/http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=959 |date=July 25, 2011 }}[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tLQ2-yKT4Y a Siemens eCorner video] was purchased by Continental in 2007.