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samwichse · 08-14-2020, 02:42 PM

Mike Dabrowski already did something like this.

He used a custom rig with an electric motor on a swinging arm driving a scooter tire that was pressed to the ground with a pneumatic cylinder.

A summary here:
The 5th wheel or Ewheel - MIMA Honda Insight Modified Integrated Motor Assist

More detail:
Final 5th wheel - MIMA Honda Insight Modified Integrated Motor Assist

08-14-2020, 02:42 PM	#15 (permalink)
samwichse Thalmaturge Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: The edge of nowhere Posts: 1,167 Spicy Italian - '13 Fiat 500 Abarth eBike - '94 Trek Mountain Track 820 CHONK - '18 Honda Clarity Thanks: 769 Thanked 645 Times in 431 Posts	Mike Dabrowski already did something like this. He used a custom rig with an electric motor on a swinging arm driving a scooter tire that was pressed to the ground with a pneumatic cylinder. A summary here: The 5th wheel or Ewheel - MIMA Honda Insight Modified Integrated Motor Assist More detail: Final 5th wheel - MIMA Honda Insight Modified Integrated Motor Assist Attached Thumbnails