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Old 01-08-2018, 10:43 AM   #109 (permalink)
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That hubmotor concept didn't go anywhere. Kind of sad really, I thought it had potential. The first concept was clunky in the extreme, a motor bolted to the outside of the wheel and sllllooooooowwww. But it moved the car. On the inside for a finished installation it would leverage the existing hardware that mounts the rear brakes.

I think it would be kind of difficult to install on a rear drive car.
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