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jray3 · 09-09-2015, 12:22 PM

I love streamlined hitch-mounted cargo boxes, but it's hard to build one that actually improves overall mpg compared to no box. A box cavity, on the other hand, offers better return on effort than a removable boat tail. It should also be easier to fab either for a slab-sided ride with sharp rear corners like the Volt!

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jray3 Karmann Eclectric Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Graham, WA Posts: 165 Odysseus - '00 Honda Odyssey MR BEAN - '12 Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE Karmann Eclectric - '71 VW Karmann Ghia Electric Conversion BOB - '87 Ford 250 Lariat ext cab Thanks: 9 Thanked 90 Times in 51 Posts	I love streamlined hitch-mounted cargo boxes, but it's hard to build one that actually improves overall mpg compared to no box. A box cavity, on the other hand, offers better return on effort than a removable boat tail. It should also be easier to fab either for a slab-sided ride with sharp rear corners like the Volt! __________________ 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV, 112 MPGe 2000 Honda Odyssey 1987 F250 Diesel, 6.9L IDI, goes on anything greasy 1983 Grumman Kurbwatt, 170 kW "Gone Postal" twin 1983 Mazda RX-7 electric, 48 kW car show cruiser 1971 VW Karmann Ghia electric, 300 kW tire-smoker 1965 VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet, 1600cc Have driven over 100,000 all-electric miles!