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Old 06-23-2008, 01:05 AM   #77 (permalink)
bennelson
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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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)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
90 day: 78.16 mpg (US)
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I just got back from the MREA energy fair!

Hello and Thanks to everyone I met there.

I got back home from my trip, threw the new controller into the cycle and drove 4 hours there.

I met Ryland in person and got to go for a ride in his green wedge, and he took a ride on my cycle, from which I was afraid he might not return. He did eventually return and exclaimed "I like it. I want one." about the electric motorcycle.

In the bad news department, somehow a bolt vibrated it's way out of one of my battery mounts and the battery wiggled itself over enough to short circuit on the gas tank. The one post completely melted, but didn't cause a fire or melt any wires or anything.

Now I get to learn how to repair battery posts!


If you just came here after seeing me at the fair, Hello! and welcome to Ecomodder!!!!!

-Ben Nelson
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