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Old 07-30-2009, 07:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ratherbehiking View Post
still hoping to get the car. I have a commute to school of about 25 miles round trip. I was wondering what is the average range for one of these is with fresh batteries. Is a 30 mile range on these cars fairly easy/cheap to obtain?
It depends on how fast you drive and what DOD you are willing to risk.

Normally though you should be able to eek out 30miles (or more), its best to have at least an hour stop in the middle. You also would need decent 6v golf cart batteries.

Also driving slowly (aka in 2nd speed) and keeping everything lined up and NOT dragging is quite important to add range.

Good Luck
Ryan
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