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Old 08-26-2009, 07:48 PM   #4 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by droptail View Post
Hi everyone. I use a truck for my transportation and am interested in a supplemental electric propulsion particularly for stop & go traffic, I believe its called a parallel hybrid. I will search here to see what has been done here along those lines, and motor and controller info.

Thanks,

James
Hi James.

Welcome to EM. Are you interested in a little DIY? We've bandied about the idea of (among other things) transplanting the front differential/axle assembly from a 4WD truck into a RWD truck and powering it with an electric motor, but nobody has tried yet.

What kind of truck do you have?
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