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Originally Posted by jmedia
It would be interesting to see if this would be possible:
Not for an SUV, but maybe a smaller car. Keeping a normal engine in the vehicle, keeping it rear wheel drive. But having a front wheel drive electric drive system. You can drive the car as a normal ICEV. And make it so you can place the engine in neutral and use the electric system while letting the engine run as a generator for the battery.
Adding some cylinder deactivation in their would be cool too
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Why not use a small SUV? I have been thinking that a small 4wd SUV would be ideal for a hybrid. Eliminate the 4wd and drive the second axle with an electric motor. I would think it would be way easier than converting a 2wd car. You could incorporate a generator or just use the electric motor in town and the gas engine for longer trips.
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Almost all my driving is done 1-5 miles at a time.
Best short trip: 2.4 l/100 km, 3.9 km