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'''Introduction'''<br>
Adding electric assist or EV mode to an internal combustion vehicle is like the weather: it's one of those topics everyone likes to talk about, but nobody does anything about!

Well, almost nobody.

EcoModder member MD2000 designed a pneumatically actuated, electrically driven 5th wheel for his first generation Honda Insight.

Some companies sell kits to retrofit an electric motor inline with the drive shaft of a larger rear wheel drive vehicle.

And at least one person has built an electrically powered "pusher trailer".

== Instructions for mod ==
''Information required:'' How do people perform this modification, pictures, problems, what to look out for<br>
''Information required:'' A listing for different ways to do this if its different on different types of cars<br>

== User experiences  ==
Please enter your user name and any relevant data in the table<br>
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! User Name !! Car Make, Model, Year !! Cost of Mod !! Time to Perform Mod !! MPG Before Mod !! MPG After Mod !! MPG improvement guess !! Instruction Link
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|Example Data Saand || Example Data Mazda, 626, 1991 || Example Data $5 USD || Example Data 1 Hour || Example Data 27.2 || Example Data 29.8 || || [[Instruction_ModType_reference|User mod detail or measurement detailed data]]
|}


== Problems / Consequences of mod ==
''Information required:'' What are the consequences of the mod, Eg: drivability issue, stalling, engine wear,

== References ==
=== Forum thread links ===
[http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/electric-fifth-wheel-diy-through-road-parallel-hybrid-1191.html Electric fifth wheel (DIY through the road parallel hybrid)]

[http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/home-made-hybrid-using-access-5th-gear-fwd-1605.html Home-made hybrid (using access to 5th gear on FWD transaxle)]

[http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/powered-trailer-idea-ev-pusher-trailer-make-conventional-2975.html Powered trailer idea]

[http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/mtsu-students-retrofit-hub-motors-converting-accord-into-22746.html Retrofit hub motors convert accord into hybrid]

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