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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
Got these questions via e-mail:
Hate to throw cold water on your plans, but for $2500, building a highway capable car with a 50 mile range is a very tall order. Maybe an impossible order with lead acid batteries (you'll be way over the car's GVWR if you fill it with enough lead to go 50 miles at highway speeds).[/URL]
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Hey there folks, I'm actually the writer of the email, well after talking and researching, let me rephrase my first question; Is it possible to go 40 miles on one charge, be
capable of going highway speeds w/ a max desired of 60mph, but not the entire duration of the trip? PLease consider I am a 'experienced hypermiler as well, with a personal best of 55+ mpg in my 98 Saturn SW2 with no mods, but after finding out that when i turn the key off far enough to just not be locking the steering wheel-it doesn't count miles. Therefor my calculations were way off unless i knew the entire distance with out turning off my car.... but i can't not do that.