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    January 23rd, 2010 09:25 PM #1
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    January 24th, 2010 07:44 PM #2
    hope someday they could market a hybrid or electric engine to convert our current cars.
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    January 25th, 2010 12:15 AM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by impulzz View Post
    hope someday they could market a hybrid or electric engine to convert our current cars.
    Actually, we can already convert existing cars to hybrid or pure electric. The problem is the cost of converting them is prohibitive and outweighs the gains.
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    August 3rd, 2011 04:13 PM #4
    It's an interesting conversion. However, if I were going to do a hybrid conversion myself I would go with hub-motors for traction because of their space-saving properties.
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    August 3rd, 2011 05:28 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by cripple_rooster View Post
    It's an interesting conversion. However, if I were going to do a hybrid conversion myself I would go with hub-motors for traction because of their space-saving properties.
    Hub motors are space saving but they are much more expensive (when I last checked) and require quite a bit of machining to fit them in the wheel hubs. Also direct drive (motor to wheel) may not be the best way to get the most mechanical advantage from the motor.
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    August 3rd, 2011 05:43 PM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    Hub motors are space saving but they are much more expensive (when I last checked) and require quite a bit of machining to fit them in the wheel hubs. Also direct drive (motor to wheel) may not be the best way to get the most mechanical advantage from the motor.
    I have seen some videos at YouTube featuring homemade hub-motors, not so expensive. As far as mechanical advantage goes, since friction losses would be eliminated, at least for me it seems to be a good option to consider.
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    August 3rd, 2011 06:07 PM #7
    reminds me of this thing

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfNfwNWWphI]‪Top Gear Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust electric car driven by autocar.co.uk‬‏ - YouTube[/ame]
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?
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