Adrian wrote:
Clive ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

No engine, exhaust, cooling system, fuel tank, 4wd transmission... Just
batteries and lightweight hub motors.

This is rubbish, it'll be lighter to have a smaller motor running faster
and geared down. A hub motor would have very low starting torque
extremely high currents and need to be force ventilated at town speeds.

http://www.japanesecarfans.com/news....id/2050824.001

is the best article I've found on the MIEV.


Talk about glossing over problems:

"restrains the increase of unsprung weight."

An odd way of referring to the inevitable massive increase in unsprung
weight.