Australia: Undergrad develops cheap kit for hybrid electric vehicle conversion - eviltoast
  • mibzman@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    In the article it says there is a battery in the trunk powering the motors. The engine is not running when using the battery.

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      1 year ago

      but those are mechanically connected to the old motor. They would need to be replaced in order to work with a battery and that’s not easy and not cheap because nobody can afford to lose power to the brake pump while in highway