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Old 10-23-2009, 02:04 PM   #13 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
90 day: 78.16 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by taco View Post
ben has finally worked the bugs out of being a manual.he turned it into direct drive.
"Drives like an Automatic" is the only way I will ever get my wife to drive the Metro!

Here's roughly what I have always been shooting for: Solectria Force
It has a single-speed gearbox, just like a Tesla, only cheaper and years ahead!
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