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MOTORS
We did consider hub motors. You can see all kinds of these advertised on YouTube... motors that you pop onto a manual wheelchair and off you go. Oh, boy, do I have problems with these. Gut instinct mostly, but some specifics I can name are: low speed, cost, sturdiness concerns, brake questions, low torgue for getting over bumps... We wavered back and forth for several meetings, but finally decided not to go that route. --Pamela