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Old 03-21-2018, 12:50 PM   #2 (permalink)
oil pan 4
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Location: NewMexico (USA)
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Sub - '84 Chevy Diesel Suburban C10
SUV
90 day: 19.5 mpg (US)

camaro - '85 Chevy Camaro Z28

Riot - '03 Kia Rio POS
Team Hyundai
90 day: 30.21 mpg (US)

Bug - '01 VW Beetle GLSturbo
90 day: 26.43 mpg (US)

Sub2500 - '86 GMC Suburban C2500
90 day: 11.95 mpg (US)

Snow flake - '11 Nissan Leaf SL
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My power costs around 8 cents per kwh.
I plan on putting up solar panels as soon as I get my other house rented. It's about 90% done and I got someone beating down the door ready to move in.
I'm buying the system my self and installling it my self, since I do have an associates degree in applied science for wind and solar power generation and I am working on my journeyman electrician, I'm not letting some shady contractor make thousands of dollars off my install.
Put in about 4kw this year, then another 3 to 5 next year. Do 48v panels and 48v grid tie inverter.
I have heat pump now and hate it because it uses so much power, I have a new coal furnace to install before next winter, hopefully that will provide most of our heat next year.
Still looking to sell our 2000 VW bug, which is our spare car and buy a leaf and make it our primary car for all the little trips around town and drives to work.

I can't see your pictures, am I the only one?
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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