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Old 08-09-2008, 09:55 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by KJSatz View Post
Would the electric motor use exclusively its own plug-in batteries or would it be connected to the "real" battery also?
I'm pretty sure it would have to be separate; otherwise the alternator would try to recharge the batteries, resulting in lower efficiency.
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