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Bicycle Bob · 08-15-2009, 10:15 PM

The aero can benefit to the point the regular engine becomes redundant - just see a jet aircraft. The battery power is not free - it makes the alternator draw power from the engine.

08-15-2009, 10:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob EcoModding Apprentice Join Date: May 2008 Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA Posts: 1,805 Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US) Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base Thanks: 91 Thanked 460 Times in 328 Posts	The aero can benefit to the point the regular engine becomes redundant - just see a jet aircraft. The battery power is not free - it makes the alternator draw power from the engine.