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Old 12-03-2010, 06:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Hi, Hugh.

If you're looking for a commercially available RWD donor vehicle, wait for someone to crash a Mitsubishi Imiev. Its battery is fairly small and manageable, too.

Aside from Mike Dabrowski's 5th wheel, there was also Team FourSight from the Automotive X-Prize. They put an EV drivetrain up front, and the diesel engine and tranny out of a euro-market Smart in the rear.
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