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Old 04-11-2012, 01:45 PM   #57 (permalink)
bennelson
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

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60 HP? I'm hoping that's a typo. I've had vehicles with engines smaller than 60 HP, and they seemed to be able to power a radiator fan!

I did some work a while back with a guy who built a drag strip SS. I noticed that car didn't have an alternator on it, and he said it was because the alternator would steal horsepower that could otherwise be used to propel the car! I think he said it was as much as a couple horsepower.
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