A hub drive includes an in-hub motor and a shifting in-hub transmission
coupled with the motor. A hub drive wheel assembly includes a wheel
comprising a hub, an in-hub motor, and a shifting in-hub transmission
having an input attached to the motor and an output attached to the
wheel. A vehicle includes a chassis, a wheel comprising a hub, an in-hub
motor, and a shifting in-hub transmission having an input attached to the
motor and an output attached to the wheel for rotating the wheel with
respect to the chassis. A method includes providing a shifting
transmission and a motor coupled with the transmission in a hub of a
wheel, providing electrical power to the motor, and rotating the motor
with the electrical power. The method further includes rotating the
transmission with the motor and rotating the wheel with the transmission.