A direct-drive wheel motor for an electric vehicle includes a wheel hub 1, a shaft 3, a motor 2 mounted along with the shaft in the hub, and a hub side-cover 4 (fig.2) holding the motor in the hub. The shaft 3 is fixed to the frame 5 of a vehicle. The rotor 21 of the motor includes commutator 211, windings 213 and iron core 212, and is mounted in the hub. The stator 22 of the motor is mounted on the shaft and includes permanent magnets 223 and carbon brushes 222. Power supply wires 31 extend from the brushes 222 through the shaft.
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