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MetroMPG · 05-15-2009, 10:12 PM

mamodbasher: feel free to come see the car. I'm going on a sailing trip from mid-July to mid-August. Other than that I'll be around.

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Used the ForkenSwift to go on a 80 km round trip today. How is that possible with an electric car with a 35 km range?

I drove 20 km to a friend's house, got my bike out of the hatchback and plugged the car in. Biked the next 20 km to my destination.

Reversed the procedure to come back.

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