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Originally Posted by Arragonis
All my routes have the same distance but some have genuinely stopped traffic instead of crawling. When stopped I can shut off the engine, when crawling its harder.
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I have an idea for a kit which would help those in your position. It is a very low powered hybrid idea for light vehicles such as yours.
It would consist of two hub mounted motors, maybe 5 hp each and a small Nicad or Li pack/controller. This could be used on your rear wheels for inching along in rush hour traffic. Could also use regen to help recharge during normal driving.
I would think that such motors incorporated into the rear wheel would not weigh too much more than a regular steel wheel. And 10 horse should be more than enough to push such a light car around. It also gives AWD capability during inclement weather.
I'm sure someone, somewhere has come up with something along these lines. Seems like it would drastically increase the Aygo's city numbers.