Why not develop an axel with an integrated motor? It’d be easily scaled to any vehicle with a solid rear axle. Fill the engine bay with batteries… It seems like an easy approach to get a widely applicable EV conversion kit. Offer a few widths and diameter axles… Is it bad to have the motor in an unsprung position?I see hub motors, so I think not. I guess air conditioning would be another thing.

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    1 year ago

    Why not the best of both worlds? ICE up front, electric motor in the axle with a supercapacitor bank as a “battery”

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      1 year ago

      I think I’d rather have a series hybrid like they’re using in the Edison trucks. Ideally it could also power some of my house during a blackout.