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Old 01-17-2012, 01:14 PM   #68 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
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Originally Posted by IamIan View Post
If you plan on occasionally doing some type of SoC balancing ... Grid Charging or whatever ... then the Self Discharge rate will be a minor issue ...
That's the plan - I have bought a grid charger from a former Insight owner. It's in the mail.

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Resistance differences are most significant the higher the IMA currents used ... so how important that is ... is kind of up to how you choose to drive.
Understood.

In fact, one of the first mods of 2012 for this car will be the clutch switch hack to disable assist on command. I don't plan on using aggressive assist generally.
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