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Old 05-19-2009, 12:36 PM   #118 (permalink)
bennelson
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I actually briefly entertained the idea of doing something like a rear engine/front motor hybrid.

The trouble is that hybrids make everything at least twice as complicated, and the engine would end up in the bed, taking up all my cargo space.

The current plan is just straight bio-diesel for the truck, and I am going to work on a Hybrid Generator trailer that I can use on the motorcycle or Citicar.
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