If I were to build an electric Vanagon, I would use a syncro, remove the
drive shaft, and mount the electric motor directly to the front differential
(with a decoupler).

Viola!  A Vanagon hybrid.

You'd still have the gas motor for the long hauls, and the electric for
around town.

No 4WD though...

It would even be better to use a Doka since you could hide most of the
batteries under the rear seat and in the treasure chest.

Cheers,

Jeff

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Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 6:24 AM
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Subject: electric vanagon video

it goes pretty fast at the end of the clip.

http://www.e-vanagon.blogspot.com/

maybe intel's former CEO is going to the vanagon from extinction.

but the way they have it laid out would be hard to keep you gas engine too