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My thoughts on how a car should be designed involve using an electric motor for each wheel.  This allows for maximum traction, while reducing lost energy significantly.  PML has devised an in-wheel electric motor they call the Hi-Pa Drive that is perfect for this use, and even uses the motors for four wheel regenerative braking.  One of their first applications of the technology was to convert a Mini Cooper to this drive system.  Volvo is using this drivetrain in a concept.  Mitsubishi and Siemens are working on similar concepts.