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How to specify a Hub Motor

What to put on an RFQ for Hub Motor: the ratings, documents, and constraints that change the quote.

25 Oct 2026 · 3 min read · Tradinor Desk

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Put these on the RFQ for Hub Motor before you compare prices.

A buyer searching for Hub Motor is usually trying to stop a bad substitute. EV charging hardware is specified by power, the connector, the supply, and who may install it. The notes below are selection criteria for a Hub Motor. They are not a catalog promise. Confirm every rating on the current datasheet, drawing, or test report for the revision you will receive.

What has to be true of Hub Motor

EV charging hardware is specified by power, the connector, the supply, and who may install it. For a Hub Motor, start from the duty, then the interface to the rest of the machine or the room, then the document that proves the claim. A lower price that leaves one of those blank is a different product.

Hub Motor is easy to confuse with Contactor for EV. If the quote could be read as either, add the line that separates them: the rating, the fitment, or the standard named below. Link the drawing number to that line so receiving inspection can reject the wrong one.

Numbers that change the quote

Line What to write for Hub Motor
Declaration The charging-equipment declaration for the market.
Power Kilowatts, single or three phase, and the supply available on site.
Connector Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO, or the adapter, matched to the vehicles.
Installation Wall, pedestal, or portable, and indoor or outdoor IP code.
Protection Residual current and overcurrent as the local electrical rules require.
Network Whether billing or load management needs a back office.

How to compare two offers

Lay both quotes for Hub Motor on one sheet and line up declaration, power, and connector. If a cell is empty, the offer is not finished. Ask for the missing line in writing. When those match, the honest difference is lead time, the test evidence, and who carries the warranty. Do not average a fully specified Hub Motor with a cheaper line that omitted declaration.

Documents worth having before the deposit

The conductive-charging series IEC 61851 is the usual reference. Confirm the part of it cited on the declaration. The file should name Hub Motor and the revision, not only the supplier’s homepage. A factory quality certificate such as ISO 9001 can sit beside that file. It does not replace it.

Failures that show up after delivery

  • Leaving residual-current protection to be invented on site.
  • Buying a connector the fleet does not have.
  • Ignoring the building supply and expecting the nameplate kilowatts.

On a Hub Motor, the expensive version of the first mistake is discovering it after the goods are in the crate. Put the rejection condition in the purchase order while the supplier can still restate the offer.

A worked RFQ line

Use this shape, then replace the brackets with your duty: “Hub Motor — State kilowatts, phases, connector, IP code, and the supply.” That sentence is a template, not a rating of any brand. If a supplier’s datasheet uses different units, convert them onto this sheet so the next offer can be compared.

Where words like IP67 belong

Searches often add a constraint to Hub Motor: IP67, or automotive grade. Keep those on this page. IP67 is dust-tight plus a defined temporary immersion. It is not a rating for living underwater, and it says nothing about sunlight or salt. Automotive grade is a temperature, vibration, and documentation claim. Ask which AEC or customer spec is actually met, and for which part number. If you need a third constraint, add it as another line on the same drawing. A second URL that only swaps the adjective does not give a buyer a second fact.

Related in this section: how to specify Contactor for EV.

Questions buyers actually ask

What should an RFQ for Hub Motor include?

State kilowatts, phases, connector, IP code, and the supply.

Is a cheaper Hub Motor the same part?

Only if declaration, power, and the documents match. A missing line is a different offer.

Do waterproof, OEM, or IP words need their own page?

No. For Hub Motor they are extra lines on this specification. Ask for the test or the drawing that gives the word a value.