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Peakster · 03-17-2008, 12:16 AM

Wow, that's 11+ metres is pretty considerable.

The question I have is:
Doesn't the coasting in gear trickle some energy back into the batteries? Sort of like a radio controlled car.

03-17-2008, 12:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
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