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Old 11-27-2007, 11:10 AM   #253 (permalink)
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SW on the weight issue...

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Somewhere I read that it's common for metro EV conversions to end up with the batts in back and be too heavy in the rear (and who wants that? ). I'm not sure if that's true. It'd be good if you could balance it, but it'd also be pretty good if none of the batts were in the passenger compartment.
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