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We got the (free) batteries!
Two 125V packs of nimh cells, 20ah. We are planning on removing the dead cells and consolidating the best ones into one good pack.
Should get us our range of 25km IF we keep our host vehicle.
I was looking the other day at the panel work that will need to be done (some rust, dents on both sides, some in tricky places) and wondering if we will blow our budget on body work alone! The car has been against a fence for a while - the bad side not really visible. Also, the key that came with the car doesn't open anything... ****! Why didn't I check all of this?
So I'm in limbo, get a new vehicle? Or fix this one? As we've planned on our range goal of 25km being achieved in this car (600kg, 1250lb) if we get anything else it will be heavier and won't go as far!
Any advice at this point is welcome.
But the good news is, like I mentioned, we have plenty of batteries, possible lines for more if we do end up with a heavier car.
Bitter sweet stuff!
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