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Old 02-03-2016, 06:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Firstly. Within 5 minutes you can edit the original post and no one will even know.

Secondly, 36 posts since 2010? Have a couple thanks for posting.

More to the point. A computer isn't strictly required, but I'm not sure that's the question. Consider a through-the-road hybrid. Thanks for offering the Baja Bug as an example. I've got one on jack-stands in a barn.

A through-the-road hybrid could have a VW/Subaru rear-wheel drive, and electric front hubs under driver control, e.g. with a one or two lever 'cutting brake' that instead of being in the hydraulic system would provide command to the electric controller.

The link-pin front hubs could be substituted with Schwimmwagen hubs, else the front brakes could be substituted with electric drive/regen hubs.

Don't get me started....

Edit: With single-lever regen, you could use the regen as a brake while you warm up the rear tires.
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