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Originally Posted by bennelson
Well, yes, but also due to my lack of skills and budget.
I'm happy to weigh in on any ideas. The problem with DIY hybrids is that they are more complicated than a dedicated single-fuel vehicle.
A simple way to do it is with a range-extender concept. Take an electric car and add a generator or something crazy like a pusher trailer. Running my electric converted Geo Metro as a Hybrid with an LP generator in the trunk actually worked relatively well, but it look up all the cargo space, was noisy (compared to an electric car) and had a few other limitations. That's part of what lead to the idea of a hybrid pickup truck is that it would be built as a dedicated hybrid in the first place.
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I have been very tempted to convert my 1989 2wd Diesel Suburban to FWD
(in the real sense using a corvette or caddy transaxle)
and then use the rear end to add EV
I think though it would be easier just to buy one of the street legal Japanese Kei trucks.
Ah well.