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Old 05-14-2009, 02:47 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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Nice little workout too - each batt weighs ~65 lbs. I swapped 16 of them, for ~1040 lbs

Don - good question. Of course, anywhere you can find a plug, you can recharge an electric car.

But if/when EV's go mainstream, drivers *are* going to run out of charge on the road. I predict you'll either just call for a tow to the nearest high voltage quick-charge station, or maybe they'll have mobile quick charge vehicles.

Like the giant AFM generator truck this poor guy called in to recharge his tiny G-Wiz electric car (the proportions are comical):



Hear the guy's voice? The embodiment of "range anxiety!" I'm sure it cost him a pretty penny, too!
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