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Old 06-05-2015, 03:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
jray3
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I know of one such project underway: Ben Nelson's SuperTruck.
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It has entered another period of dormancy as Ben plays with his latest sparkly object, a Vetrix scooter that he's revived with salvaged Nissan LEAF battery modules.

I've heard tell of other hybrid pickup projects where a 4WD is split with an electric motor on the rear differential, and know of a Subaru Justy (AWD) that got a series motor spliced into the rear driveline. I think that technique would be equally applicable to a 2wd pickup using a motor with driveline yokes on both ends of the shaft, simply substituting for a section of driveshaft, but haven't found a documented example.
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