{"id":11093,"date":"2025-11-19T14:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/?p=11093"},"modified":"2025-11-24T14:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:25:18","slug":"elaphe-at-tosve-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/en\/news\/elaphe-at-tosve-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Elaphe at ToSVE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Why Direct-Drive In-Wheel Control Raises the Ceiling for EV Driving Experience<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"break-words tvm-parent-container\"><span dir=\"ltr\">This week, our CEO<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span>Gorazd Gotovac<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span>presented at the Towards the Sustainable Vehicle Era event hosted by<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span>Politecnico di Torino<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span>how direct-drive in-wheel systems redefine control potential and the driver\u2019s connection to the vehicle.<span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span>Key points from the session:<span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2022 Why direct-drive in-wheel architecture unlocks higher control potential<span><br \/>\n<\/span>By generating torque directly at the wheel &#8211; without shafts, gears or compliance &#8211; direct-drive systems deliver up to 20\u00d7 faster, highly precise torque response and more torque transferred to the ground. This creates the foundation for a more natural and engaging driving feel.<span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2022 What advanced high-speed control enables<span><br \/>\n<\/span>Beyond fast slip control for stable behaviour across changing road conditions, in-wheel systems also enable 3D vehicle body-motion control and even sound and vibration generation. These capabilities open new space for driving excitement and vehicle character differentiation that traditional vehicle architectures can\u2019t match.<span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span>\u2022 A product OEMs can deploy today<span><br \/>\n<\/span>Elaphe\u2019s Sonic direct-drive in-wheel product platform is designed as a drop-in upgrade for high-performance EVs\u2014giving OEMs an immediate path to differentiate the driving feel, not just performance specs. Response and driver engagement become software-defined attributes that can be tuned, refined and personalized.<span><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><span><br \/>\n<\/span>As the future of performance shifts decisively toward software and control, direct-drive in-wheel systems offer one of the clearest ways to elevate the EV driving experience.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11096 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-533x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-180x134.jpg 180w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434-333x250.jpg 333w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551210434.jpg 1772w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 440px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 440\/330;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11097 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-600x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"330\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-600x333.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763551209456.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 594px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 594\/330;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Direct-Drive In-Wheel Control Raises the Ceiling for EV Driving Experience This week, our CEO Gorazd Gotovac presented at the Towards the Sustainable Vehicle Era event hosted by Politecnico di Torino how direct-drive in-wheel systems redefine control potential and the driver\u2019s connection to the vehicle. Key points from the session: \u2022 Why direct-drive in-wheel architecture&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":11095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Elaphe at ToSVE 2026 - Elaphe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why Direct-Drive In-Wheel Control Raises the Ceiling for EV Driving Experience\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/in-wheel.com\/en\/news\/elaphe-at-tosve-2026\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Elaphe at ToSVE 2026 - 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