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What It's Like Riding a Plug-In Hybrid Two-Stroke All-Wheel Drive Moped

I’ve been interested in electric moped conversions for some time, and I’ve even done a few myself. And in the worlds of both scooters and motorcycles, electric power is catching on. But what about hybrid power? Having tried a hybrid moped myself—one that happens to be AWD as a result—I’m very much into the idea. […]

The kit Niall has developed consists of new forks, a front wheel with 1 kW hub motor, 90A controller, disc brake, LED headlight, and a handlebar-mounted thumb throttle. You would only really resort to “pedal only” mode if you’ve run out of fuel or if your battery is dead because it is heavy stock (86 lbs or 39 kg dry weight), and the EV components make it even heavier. In his words, “it really flies along now.” The new hub motor (shown below) is visibly bigger, and the disc brake has been upgraded to a center-pull version that outperforms the previously installed side-pull caliper.

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