Alex wrote:
> One thing I was thinking of was that you could leave the entire > transaxle assembly alone (MG1, MG2 & differential) and attached an > electric motor in place of the ICE engine. That would be very complex, to program the electronic interface relative to the planetary gearing. It would be simpler to replace the ICE input shaft with an idler gear, and operate the vehicle on the 33kW motor with a more robust battery pack. It will already operate in pure electric mode, so that single set of electronic control parameters would be a base that one could more easily extrapolate from. The smaller motor would no longer be of any use as a starter, but it could still function for Regen. Vince
