View Single Post
Old 11-27-2007, 11:57 AM   #304 (permalink)
MetroMPG
Batman Junior
 
MetroMPG's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 12,533

Blackfly - '98 Metro
Team Metro
90 day: 67.07 mpg (US)

ForkenSwift - '92 Metro EV
90 day: 125.37 mpg (US)

U.F.O. - '00 Insight
Team Honda
90 day: 85.75 mpg (US)
Thanks: 302
Thanked 1,019 Times in 568 Posts
04-02-2007, 08:00 Pm

Also did a speed test: achieved 42 km/h / 26.1 mph on a flat road, which while it doesn't sound impressive, is 1.1 mph higher than the speed limit of NEV/LSV's.

I outpaced a 12 year old on a bicycle to around 30 km/h. Barely.

The road dipped slightly after reaching that speed and then leveled out again. I got up to 49 km/h (29 mph) in the descent and the car seemed to hold that speed up to where I had to brake for a turn.

And by the time I reached that turn, one of the undersized cables on the pack was warm enough that I could smell it.

All of which is to say, with a better pack and proper wiring, I have no doubt the car will be adequate for in-town driving.
__________________
Latest project: removable Geo Metro boat tail
Latest test: Massive cardboard air dam on a Geo Metro


www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
www.ForkenSwift.com - electric car conversion on a beer budget
  Reply With Quote