All-Electric Ford Fiesta With Rear-Wheel Drive

German company Schaeffler may have an EV solution some of you will like. From Gas2: “A German company has converted a Ford Fiesta into an all-electric, rear-wheel drive vehicle using wheel hub motors, changing the driving dynamics of this popular commuter car. Maybe this is the way to get people to drive EVs en masse.” “The project was designed in close cooperation with Ford, though it isn’t an official Blue Oval project, but rather the brainchild of Germany-based Schaeffler. The Fiesta is a popular sub-compact that, like most cars, uses a gas engine to drive the front wheels. Ford hasn’t made an electric version of the Fiesta, focusing instead on the Focus Electric, which hasn’t proven very popular with consumers.” http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/20/all-electric-ford-fiesta-with-rear-wheel-drive/