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aerohead · 08-07-2015, 03:04 PM

back in the 80's I drove to Los Angeles and picked up a load of NiCad batteries for my PV system.
Loaded,the rig was a half ton over original weight of the solo car.
I averaged 50-mpg at 55-mph,a 2-mpg loss.

If I ever finish this thing she might do a bit better.

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aerohead Master EcoModder Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sanger,Texas,U.S.A. Posts: 16,428 Thanks: 24,479 Thanked 7,410 Times in 4,800 Posts	1,000-lbs costs 2-mpg back in the 80's I drove to Los Angeles and picked up a load of NiCad batteries for my PV system. Loaded,the rig was a half ton over original weight of the solo car. I averaged 50-mpg at 55-mph,a 2-mpg loss. If I ever finish this thing she might do a bit better. __________________ Photobucket album: http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj622/aerohead2/