> 🇮🇹💦 Of the Loin wrote:
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> Make sure you have a plan in place to deal with excess current generated
> by your motor when it's driven by the gas engine.
>
> Every motor is also a generator
>
> You could damage your battery severely if you don't account for this
100% true.
A good battery management system (BMS) / controller ought do the trick, or as others have suggested you could use a freewheel or clutch mechanism to prevent the wheel from driving the motor.