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Old 08-01-2008, 08:31 AM   #27 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 52.71 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
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Originally Posted by blackjackel View Post
so has your panel been enough to keep your battery charged or do you still need to plug it in sometimes?
So far I've only done two charge cycles, and it's been enough to refill the batteries - if only because I don't use the car daily - it pretty much takes 2 sunny days to bring the charge back up to full. I've only gone a couple hundred km without the alternator.

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Originally Posted by larryrose11 View Post
I was under the assumption that we were talking about deep cycle battery of significant capacity, like your 6V, 225 AH (Trojan T-105's?)
They're actually old Exides - but with the same specs as the T-105s.
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