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Old 01-10-2018, 02:36 PM   #178 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Phoenix'97 View Post
The resistance on the gasoline engine to fight the two hub regenerators should be offset by the use of the two hub motors that too will be fighting the resistance of their own recharging components. From this, engine fuel economy should not suffer that much, so goes the hypothesis in my mind.
Let's say you have front and rear hub motors. You want the front to push the car, and the rear to generate electricity.

Because of losses in the system, the rears will always drag on the car more than the push you'll get from the front. So, this system does not assist your engine in pushing your car down the road, it drags on it!
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