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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Re: weight: the purpose of this thing isn't for city driving all day long. I thought it was for a long trip? I presume that is highway. Weight isn't much of a factor for steady state cruising.
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That depends on your definition of highway. You might get a good road map (or even Google maps at a fairly large scale) and look at California highways 4, 20, 49, 70, 88, and 89, just for examples. Not exactly roads you can cruise at a steady speed on :-)
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Sounds like what the guy needs is a Volt.
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Pretty much: designing an improved homebuilt version of one, anyway. I mean, I could easily buy a Leaf (or the new Honda Fit EV) if it had such a range extender. But a large fraction of my trips are pushing or exceeding their range limits. especially as they're seldom on flat ground.