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From what I have heard, there is a little bit of a loss having the engine in front and the drive in back, but it's not huge.
A car that already has the engine in back like an old VW bug is perfect. Just slap the motor in back there and away you go.
Mostly I am asking because of the possibility of converting a Miata.
The motor would go in front, onto the transmission, thru the driveshaft to the rear wheels.
There are ways to connect an electric motor a bit more directly to the drive wheels, but they tend to be either complicated or limiting.
I saw photos of a Jeep where an electric motor was bolted directly to the rear differential. Thats basically how golfs carts are set up!
This is a nice light car. I think any loss to the rear would be minimal.
The weight of the batteries would give lots of traction to the rear wheels.
From what I have been hearing from people, this setup would be great for an electric vehicle
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