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Old 01-12-2009, 09:42 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Electric Cycle - '81 KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Prius
90 day: 71.8 mpg (US)
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The motor for this project is a standard, industrial, 3-phase, motor. Tom is pretty good at locating good deals on salvage and industrial items. The AC Drive (controller) that matches the motor has some neat features built in to it, including making regenerative braking very simple.

Part of why this particular Dodge Neon was chosen is that it was the "sport" model. It already came with extra beefy brakes and suspension!
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