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Old 08-15-2008, 03:09 PM   #714 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

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

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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New video: hot swap!

Just for fun, how long would it take to hot swap the car's battery pack?



Not bad! I guess that's one of the "benefits" of a small pack.

In reality, not terribly practical, though it could be simplified with some engineering if hot swapping really was a goal... (which it isn't!)

A nice little workout: lifted 16 batteries @ 65 lbs, or 1040 lbs.

I envision a pit crew doing regular drills to get the time below 3 minutes.

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Current project:

Now that the supposed "A" pack is back in the car, my current project will be to use the LED battery pack gauge to rank the batteries from best to worst by cycling the pack a few times & keeping a close eye on it while driving.

Once I've figured that out, I'll evict the worst batts from this pack, swap in the best from the "B" pack (which has already been ranked), and voila, "A+ pack". That's the theory anyway.
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Honda mods: Ecomodding my $800 Honda Fit 5-speed beater
Mitsu mods: 70 MPG in my ecomodded, dirt cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage.
Ecodriving test: Manual vs. automatic transmission MPG showdown



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has launched a forum for the efficient new Mitsubishi Mirage
www.MetroMPG.com - fuel efficiency info for Geo Metro owners
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