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MetroMPG · 12-14-2007, 12:11 AM

People with "real" north country conversions use heating pads & insulated battery boxes.

And you're right about the additional input/output being better. If I used the car regularly (ie. either always on charge or discharging while driving as many EVers do), the per km energy use would be lower.

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