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MetroMPG · 07-02-2012, 10:50 AM

Changing to a better battery would be a good idea, BUT...

One Prius NiMH battery pack only holds about 1.3 kWh of energy. The battery pack in Dave Cloud's aerodynamic car holds about 32 kWh! (According to Dave Cloud's Rally Car range x Wh/mi calcs.)

That's a lot of Prius packs.

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