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Old 08-13-2011, 09:32 AM   #5 (permalink)
Ryland
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Get a small diesel car or a first generation Honda Insight, you are trying to use the wrong tool for the job.
Electric cars are great for stop and go traffic, in town driving and shot trips where the engine would never warm up, not for cross state trips.
For an 80 mile range you would need to convert something like a Ford Ranger or Chevy S-10, otherwise you would be adding 2,000 pounds of battery weight to a 2,000 pound car and you don't have the space and the car can not handle the weight.
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