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Old 03-10-2013, 10:34 PM   #4 (permalink)
Ryland
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A year or so ago I started a thread describing in greater detail a plug in hybrid of this sort, only using a Ford Ranger pickup truck, because if you get a 4 wheel drive version and remove the transfer case, connect the transmission to the rear wheels with the drive shaft from a 2 wheel drive truck and replace the transfer case with an electric motor you end up with electric front wheel drive, gas rear wheel drive and enough space behind the drivers seat of the extended cab truck to have 12 golf cart batteries all sitting below the window with enough space to water them and for a plexi glass enclosure to keep the driver separated from them, lithium batteries would of course be a better option but I was looking at doing it cheap with stuff anyone could get easily.
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