This is my previous thread where I was deciding on what vehicle to buy:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...e-34460-3.html
So I got a 2004 with about 175k miles on it. Most of my driving is for work, which I do lawn mowing. (
Efficient Ventures LLC – Electric powered lawn mowing!) My business model is a bit different, using all electric equipment and a car for transportation instead of a fuel hog truck/trailer.
My mower goes on a rear rack attached to the hitch. In the near future I'll detail my work on that part. The hitch comes in tomorrow. It's faster and easier to load/unload than any other mowing setup.
Today was the first real day of driving, did 31 miles, had 8 stops(parking). 52mpg, with about 2/3 under 40mph and the rest highway at 60-70mph. The bigger drain is the accelerations which are between 10 and 25mpg for the most part. (a little slower than the average driver).
If anyone has any ideas on how I might best charge the hybrid battery with an extra 25-50v battery, let me know.