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Old 08-10-2010, 03:42 PM   #896 (permalink)
Clev
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I haven't been following the Open Revolt; I had no idea it was so cheap. Bravo.

Would that forklift motor handle 144V at 125 amps for about an hour without overheating? That's about what you'd need for a 50 mile range at freeway speeds (55-65 mph.)

This conversion (Dean Holden's 1994 Geo Metro) seems close to what he's looking for. Add two more batteries to bring up the voltage to 144V and increase the range by another 20% (from 41 miles to 49.2 miles) and it's really close without getting too crazy-heavy. And Trojan 1275s are $145 each, so about $1,740 for a brand new pack.
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