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Old 05-12-2008, 08:41 PM   #13 (permalink)
bennelson
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
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S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
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Take the bed off the S10 and modify it so it is hinged and has some sort of a lift assistance on it.

Then you can put all your batteries UNDER the bed, keep all your cargo space, and get at the batteries for maintenance.
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