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Old 01-26-2018, 11:53 AM   #243 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by henshao View Post
Hub motors is way too hard?
Yes. Unless you have a huge budget for someone to fabricate it from scratch just for your car. Even then hub motors have severe limitations for road vehicles.

If you want a hybrid RWD car the economical way to do it is with belt-driven replacement for the alternator. Economics and ease of installation is why GM did this with their mild hybrids in the 2000's.

The MOST economic thing to do is leave the muscle car as is and get a cheap commuter car for commuting. I realize some people want a challenge but the economics don't work.
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