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even if he only gets 50mpg, he'll be doing it in a way that draws attention to what can be done with a vehicle that would normaly get what, 10mpg? it will remind people what can be done, and make them ask why they can't have something simaler.
I of course assume that it will be a plug in hybrid to help get that kind of mileage, I was looking at what is avalible for Lithuim batteries for electric cars, and the price is really coming down, granted it would still cost me around $6,000 for a lithuim battery pack for my citicar, but it would last 80,000-100,000 miles (40-50 miles at a charge), or about the same as gasoline for a car that gets 40mpg, and they save alot of weight compared to lead acid.
altho it's not alwas the best idea to just toss money at an idea, I envy people who have enough money that they can aford to, and wouldn't mind working for those people if it helps to advance what we see as being possible.
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