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I vote insight PHEV! You can actually use the stock electronics (BCM, MCM) without any buddy pack or lossy kludges like charging the small pack from the large.
You'd just need an IMAC&C and an OBDIIC&C to full use the capacity. Heck, they're so "fat," you can probably also do the current hack to get more juice to the IMA motor. Sounds awesome to me!
IIRC 40A output in the IMA is enough to keep you moving about 35mph. That would be enough with the Peukert effect and say... a 75%DOD to do 15 miles using almost no gas. Assuming you have 30AH to play with.
You didn't get these from the guy advertising on DIYelectriccar did you? I think he said those were rated for 30AH, but had 20-24AH capacity.
Sam
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