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Old 01-29-2011, 12:52 PM   #4 (permalink)
Big Dave
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The Red Baron - '00 Ford F-350 XLT
90 day: 27.99 mpg (US)

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A station wagon is not out of the question, but they are not particularly common in the US. Maybe a fifteen year old GM B-Body wagon.

The requirement for 175 mile range in cold weather dictates a half-ton (or more) battery.

Would ultracapactors be needed for decent acceleration?

How wide are such motors? If they were narrow enough, narrowing the truck to cut frontal area is possible. Another reason for body-on-frame. Narrowing would be fairly easy but mission impossible on a unibody.

Are control packages available with renerative braking?
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