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Old 10-07-2008, 06:52 PM   #613 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
90 day: 78.16 mpg (US)
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Video Update 10/7/2008

Here's another video update.




PS: I am very wet right now.
It was raining pretty hard, and my wife and I drove over to a restaurant for dinner. I do need to clean the windshield! It's fine for day, but bad glare at night!

My Metro also does NOT have the electric defroster in the rear hatch window. I sure could have used it tonight! In front, I just ran the defroster blower (cold air, no engine heat in this car anymore, remember?) and that worked fine for clearing up the windshield.

I don't think my 18AH SLA 12V accessory battery liked having me running the lights, windshield wipers, and defroster all at once off of it!
I will need to instal a bigger battery or DC/DC converter for the winter.

It also wouldn't hurt to have a dedicated 12V meter strictly for the accessory battery.

I'm just testing all this stuff out so you guys don't have to!!!


PS: So far the GFI hasn't tripped
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Last edited by bennelson; 10-07-2008 at 09:09 PM.. Reason: it's raining!
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