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		ksaj on July 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Company builds 500cc ‘one-stroke’ engine Something to notice in the line drawing: The rear is powered by an electric motor. I assume that's to get it moving in the first place before there's enough momentum for this engine to keep it going.

watson on July 15, 2023 [–]

I would assume so, yes. This is exactly how regular motors get started, unless you have one of those old-timy cranks you had to manually turn to get the motor running

ksaj on July 16, 2023 | [–]

They tend to be near the engine, and not the opposite end of the vehicle, though. The electric motor is right beside the passenger-side rear wheel.

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