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Frank -

I like the "SkateBoard" Idea for cars, except I prefer that it be interchangeable drive systems.

I think that a whole section of the rear of the car should easily be able to be removed, casters deployed, rolled across the garage, then the ICE/generator rolled up, hooked in, and plugged in, casters tucked, then ready to go. A 5 minute changeover for distance or economy, less time than most people spend figuring out how to use the key fob.

The genset runs electric traction motors, and regen braking/decel charge an ultracap to help with high load situations and extended hi-speed stints or faster acceleration times when necessary. (That truck that comes out of nowhere when you merge onto the highway, for instance.)

That's my dream. I've got a design, but it's long into the future, and is based on a single swingarm suspension, like on some off-road go-karts.