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Old 12-17-2018, 04:03 PM   #3 (permalink)
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range 40-45miles top speed 40mph
You could do that with lead-acid batteries and a forklift motor. With lithium ion batteries and an polyphase-DC VFD motor you could get 90 miles or 80mph.

It's worth doing. There're three or four was to get there, would a mild hybrid diesel/electric be enough?
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