AWD tadpole?

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has anyone thought about an all wheel drive tadpole trike?
Got this crazy idea last night. Front wheels using electric and rear wheel using peddle power only.
Getting urde to start actually building the RECON LIZZARD.
 
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going to use 26x4 fat tires.
will look at suggestion
 
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My first thought would be that could lead to plenty of mud / gravel / sand / snow thrown up from the front if one tyre has grip and the other doesn't. Given the riders location near the point of that debris some good mudguards could be needed. Can't think of any reason not to though. If you're planning on slow crawling work though hub motors aren't at their best for that but using crank drive is going to make one seriously complex and impressive drive system.
 
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