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Old 09-27-2009, 11:32 PM   #1233 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPaulHolmes View Post
It can be done with a truck and maybe 24-30 of the BIG 6v trojan batteries. Alternatively, $8000 worth of Lithium?
I heard somewhere that the weight of the battery pack should be right around 1/2 the vehicle's overall weight. Is this true?

So that means that my 3500# Caravan could have a 1700# pack? That's alot of batteries...
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