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Old 12-14-2007, 12:11 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Metro
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People with "real" north country conversions use heating pads & insulated battery boxes.

And you're right about the additional input/output being better. If I used the car regularly (ie. either always on charge or discharging while driving as many EVers do), the per km energy use would be lower.
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