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killajb · 08.16.2011, 09:46 AM

"Is it just me or does it seem the back end is leading the brushless 1/5 market..."

I think it's both. The "back end" as you call them were bold enough to make a purpose-built electric vehicle with 4wd. Combine that with a balanced layout (batteries on each side of the propshaft) and you've got a new approach altogether.

I believe that H.A.R.M. from Germany was the first to 1/5 scale electric if I'm not mistaken. But that was pre-MMM and electronics as well as batteries were too much of a gamble.

If HPI gets into the large-scale electric act, they'd be well served to go 4wd and learn from some of the shortcomings of those with electric bajas already.

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killajb RC-Monster Carbon Fiber Offline Posts: 247 Join Date: Dec 2007	08.16.2011, 09:46 AM "Is it just me or does it seem the back end is leading the brushless 1/5 market..." I think it's both. The "back end" as you call them were bold enough to make a purpose-built electric vehicle with 4wd. Combine that with a balanced layout (batteries on each side of the propshaft) and you've got a new approach altogether. I believe that H.A.R.M. from Germany was the first to 1/5 scale electric if I'm not mistaken. But that was pre-MMM and electronics as well as batteries were too much of a gamble. If HPI gets into the large-scale electric act, they'd be well served to go 4wd and learn from some of the shortcomings of those with electric bajas already.