Tough electric vehicle for off-road use

Reliable and maintenance-free bearing points thanks to iglidur® plain bearings

Profile

What was needed:
Plain bearings for adverse operating conditions

Requirements:
Extremely reliable and weather-resistant bearing technology, with low maintenance requirements

Industry:
Electric vehicles

Success for the customer:
Lubrication-free storage points that guarantee the vehicle's operational capability even under difficult conditions.

Problem:
The use of conventional plain bearings would have been too prone to failure in dirt, salt water and extreme temperatures. The developers wanted to develop a vehicle that offered the highest possible reliability.

Solution:
The use of iglidur® plain bearings is maintenance- and lubrication-free even under the adverse operating conditions of this electric vehicle. This makes the bearing points of the vehicle particularly robust.

Power pack with electric drive

LyteHorse Labs has developed a unique electric vehicle that is suitable for numerous applications. For example, at airports, in the mining industry, in warehouses and industrial buildings and in the leisure sector. The vehicle is used to transport people, carry a payload and tow trailers. It is available with two or four-wheel drive and handles off-road journeys with ease.

Designed for maximum reliability

A way had to be found to reduce the moving parts of the electric vehicle to a minimum and thus increase reliability. We could not achieve this with conventional plain bearings because they are susceptible to dirt, salt water and extreme temperatures. As the vehicle is often used in extreme conditions - desert heat, water, mud, dust - we were even more convinced that reducing the number of moving parts on our vehicle would be a unique selling point. In addition, the vehicle is exposed to strong forces when used off-road. The components must therefore also withstand jumps and impacts.

iglidur plain bearings performed best in the test

Initially, the vehicle was fitted with metal plain bearings. However, these could not withstand the load. As the developers wanted to develop an extremely reliable vehicle, the metal plain bearings were not a satisfactory solution. As a result, nylon bushes were inserted into the vehicle and tested. However, the wear was too high, so the developers did not feel safe using these bushes. So they decided to test iglidur® plain bearings. A success. The maintenance-free and self-lubricating plain bearings withstood the harsh operating conditions without any problems.

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