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Old 08-17-2009, 03:43 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Sounds like you could use an EV. A small set of cheap crappy used batteries should be able to get you 4 miles, and you could either buy a well-known conversion vehicle (S10, bug, Metro) and use an off-the-shelf kit, or do your own a la Forkenswift.
True, an NEV will handle a "4 city miles" round trip without any problems. But I think in a lot of cases the A/C won't be an option. The Zenn car has an A/C (it was featured in the movie G-Force) :

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But I priced one with A/C and it costs $20K, .

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