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Old 10-07-2008, 12:32 AM   #3 (permalink)
Tango Charlie
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I believe your idea has much merit, Xringer.

I always thought that electric motors excelled at producing gobs of torque at low RPMs, allowing Forkenswift and the ElectroMetro to operate using only a couple of gears and no clutch.

But I've never built an EV.
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