DESIGN OF SUSPENSION SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT WEIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLE

In future, when the petroleum reserves is exhausted, we will have one major source left with that is electric power, which could be taken from sun or any of renewable energy source. We proposed a suspension system design for a vehicle which runs on the electric power. Since it is a low budget vehicle which finds suitability in country side and also potentially heavy city rush vehicles. This possesses high efficiency and further to which for raising the efficiency we reduced the weight of the tyre by proposing a suspension with thin tyres. Also, on this newer type of suspension system will be having a reduced overall the hub weight without compromising all other stresses induced. For a light weight electric vehicle, it is necessary to reduce the thickness of the tyre because more the thickness, more power must be given to run the vehicle. But the biggest problem is that if the tyre thickness is reduced then, the hub can’t be installed so we have to use the bigger tyre. So if we installed a suspension system in which the hub can be reduced and whole suspension system can work properly then our efficiency of a light weight electric vehicle will be increased. KEYWORDS:U-Plate, T-Slot, Deflection, Wahl’s Correction Factor