With all this talk of EV pusher trailers and other ways of having an "instant-hybrid", it got me thinking.
Today, I was talking with the guys about testing out an EV system, so as to have the whole drivetrain and electrics all worked out before installing it in a vehicle quickly, like doing a weekend conversion.
One thing we joked about was to bolt it to the 2" hitch receiver on the back of a pickup truck. You could just put all the batteries in the bed of the truck, and everything else could just be connected as a single unit into the hitch receiver.
If this was integrated as a
one-wheel trailer, it could act as a hybrid system.
It would be similar to the Honda Insight 5th Wheel, only just be a bolt-on system.
Add a couple of turn and stop signals to it, and it would qualify as a trailer.
I think this could work pretty decent on a pickup truck. I am not sure exactly how it would need to be setup for steering and tire wear. I would also imagine perhaps a way to raise or lower the fifth wheel, so that it would not over-rev and EV motor while on the freeway.