Status: concept.

Purpose; Work and Recreational light trucks and SUV's 

F150 Ford "electric hybrid conversion" 
"Zed drive" is a simple conversion for a live rear axle. It uses an additional pinion gear assemble in a custom made housing to attach the electric motor. This housing replaces the the rear cover plate on  of the existing rear axle. The Ultracapacitors/batteries are fitted below floor of the tray bed or pickup body. The system can be recharged via the grid and regenerative breaking. Prototype should be completed early 2009. Test results will be published ASAP.

    2 pinion gears running on a crown wheel.                    

                                                                                                                                         Ultracapacitors            

  Remove rear cover from diff housing.                            

                                                                                                                                              Cooling unit 

  New cover/housing uses original bolt holes of the diff housing for fitting.

The new rear cover/housing is fitted with a pinion assembly for the electric motor to drive the rear wheels.

Electric motor is fitted to new housing/cover prior to fitting.

                                                                                                         Control box

                           Drawing of conversion.