Sudhir Desai wrote: > on a related note, if you have a high torque low rpm electric motor, > you could always hook the motor to the transaxle and figure out some > sort of transverse turbocharged 3-cyl engine layout to provide the > electricity. > my $.02 worth. that would simplify the installation of the electric drive but I'm wondering how much power you'd lose using the existing delivery to each wheel.
-- Wil
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