[ausev] Diesel hybrid

[evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org]

Good point!  I have seen some controllers for sale on www.alibaba.com  
that have the differential function and compensate for the different  
speeds of two motors in a turn.  Do you know of anyone who has ever  
done this in real life?

T

Quoting Steve Herring <staltus at gmail.com>:

> Bug engines were discontinued because the Bug couldn't pass the US 1977
> vehicle safety act. The reason convertibles were made until 79 is that verts
> were given a 2 year grace period so they stopped being able to sell them in
> the US in 79. They were still made and sold in Mexico and Brazil until the
> 90s.
>
> Before you decide to build a car with two motors direct driving the wheels,
> esp with the driven wheels being front wheels, do yourself a favor go buy a
> rc car with 3 diffs. Drive it around a bit to get a good feel for how it
> turns. Then lock the center diff, lock the front diff and remove the rear
> drive shaft. it will push something horrible. With out a controller that can
> handle acting as your diff, you will have similar results. And yes I did try
> individual belt drives to the wheels on an RC and can tell you that it feel
> about the same as a locked diff. Verry pushy.
>