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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
(Note: this thread originally written October 2006.)
Preliminary results
Speed 70 km/h / 43.5 mph
A: alternator belt ON - 71.16 mpg (US) - avg of 3 bi-dir runs (6 one-way runs)
B: alternator belt OFF - 78.08 mpg (US) - avg of 3 bi-dir runs
A: alternator belt ON - 70.2 mpg (US) - avg of 2 bi-dir runs
Or about a 10% improvement, sans alternator
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WOW! That's a huge gain. Thanks for doing the experiment.
Basically, if your trips are short enough to drive out and back on battery power ALONE, you can simply reconnect to your home charger.
In effect, you have a very crude hybrid car.
Adding more batteries will extend your range.