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Old 01-26-2010, 12:42 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...lack of RANGE!

...26 miles to work and 26 miles back and NO place to "plug-in" at work!

...gotta have at least 60-80 mile range for my needs.
Thats completely doable, you'd just need a lithium pack that costs ~$8k.

Quick run down:

80 miles @ 300Wh/mile = 24000 Wh pack capacity

LiFePo4 is currently $.34/Wh

24000 * .34 = $8160

Ironically, this is the exact pack capacity as the Nissan Leaf which is very comparable size wise to a Vibe.
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