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Originally Posted by Nerys
is there simply no practical way to move 3500 pounds 65miles on a charge? I so badly want to go electric but my one way commute to work is 54 miles and would need at least 10 miles "buffer" to be safe.
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In the heat of AZ and our modest hills, I can accomplish this in my EV. It's a 89 Corolla with 24 6V floodies - it's really heavy and accelerates slow, but appears all stock. There's 7 under the hood and 17 in the trunk. 1500 lbs of batteries for a total weight ot 3700 lb, so that's about 40% of the total weight.
My commute for part of the year (track season) is 52 mi round trip and my longest drive so far has been 55 miles - about 45 miles of freeway at 55 mph and the rest around town. SG readings indicated about 40-50% SOC. My driving style is also 'modest' - try to pull 80-100 battery amps in cruise and accelerate/hill climb at 180-200 amps.
I don't yet know how it'll perform in our 'winters' of lows in the 40's.
edit - here's the EValbum page
http://www.evalbum.com/2358