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Old 12-08-2009, 04:18 PM   #112 (permalink)
bennelson
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Originally Posted by Clev View Post
The EVDL reports that Optima build quality has gone down over the years.
That's one of those things that I keep hearing over and over, but never from a first person. I think it's one of those things where there were some troubles once, and people have just kept re-stating it ever since then.

My EV motorcycle runs directly off 4 Optima YellowTops, and works great.

Also, using a battery to directly run an EV is hard on ANY battery. Certainly a YellowTop could handle Prius accessories with ease.

Those other brands mentioned would work great as well.
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