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Old 04-24-2015, 03:52 PM   #31 (permalink)
minispeed
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Burlington, ON
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minispeed-Insight - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 82.15 mpg (US)

MDX - '01 Acura MDX Touring
90 day: 22.29 mpg (US)

the wife's car - '13 Toyota Prius Plus
90 day: 45.99 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by rmay635703 View Post
This is the best project ever!

I have wanted to put a RWD MIEV drivetrain in the rear boot of either my insight or my fathers ZX40 for some time, (while having a FWD gasser up front as a hybrid)

This thread provides inspiration, you are truly from the great generation!
I've thought of the same thing for my mini. Smart ED is also a good candidate, similar range and performance with a smaller footprint for the battery so it may be more compact than the iMiev. I've checked the smart gas rear subframe looks like it would come out with suspension pretty easily. iMiev looks like if you used the whole subframe you'd have to fabricate top mounts for the struts. However the smart doesn't have the chademo quick charge if that matters to you.


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