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ATaylorRacing · 12-21-2008, 09:04 AM

I am a stay at home dad so walking is mostly out of the question with a 2 1/2 year old.

When the weather warms I will get a bike trailer for the toddler.

EV? Do you know how many gallons of gas I could buy for the $$$ used in making a low cost EV? Let's say gas was $4 a gallon again and I could build a EV for $4000, that 1000 gallons could be used to drive my Geo Metro at least 50,000 miles! This is not factoring in the slightly (?) higher electric bill.

12-21-2008, 09:04 AM	#18 (permalink)
ATaylorRacing 38 time NHRA/IHRA Champ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fishers, IN Posts: 304 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	I am a stay at home dad so walking is mostly out of the question with a 2 1/2 year old. When the weather warms I will get a bike trailer for the toddler. EV? Do you know how many gallons of gas I could buy for the $$$ used in making a low cost EV? Let's say gas was $4 a gallon again and I could build a EV for $4000, that 1000 gallons could be used to drive my Geo Metro at least 50,000 miles! This is not factoring in the slightly (?) higher electric bill. __________________ 38 time NHRA/IHRA drag race champ 05 SRT4 / 12.17@117 mph on DOTs / 33.0 mpg 84 Horizon / 1760 lbs / 24 mpg 95 Neon / 46 mpg 2011 Prius / 62.1 without trying!