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Old 01-23-2012, 12:01 PM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic View Post
Also consider the generally accepted practice of not charging the battery to 100% or discharging it to below 20% and the fuel tank on the Leaf just shrunk by 40%.
Another well-thought-out post. My only nit pick has mainly to do with the above -- which seems like a non sequitur: the size of the tank (electric or gas) has no direct effect on fuel efficiency. (In both cases, there is of course the indirect effect of weight... but that fits into a discussion of vehicular efficiency rather than one on powerplant efficiency.) But you presented a bunch of good, solid, points.

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