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Old 01-23-2012, 12:14 PM   #45 (permalink)
drmiller100
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if the generator is 90 percent efficient, the charge controller loses 5 percent, battery loses 5 percent when charging, motor controller uses 3 percent, motor is 90 percent efficient, batteries cost 15,000 bucks, and you lose 10 percent in the power company's transmission and distribution, your cost per mile eventually starts to add up.
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