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Old 10-21-2008, 12:43 PM   #18 (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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I guess I just can't agree that a 100 MPH MINIMUM top speed is needed to be "safe" in traffic, especially in a vehicle designed for fuel economy.

I measured the trunk of the Metro, even if the car could get 100 mpg and go at least 200 miles on a fueling, it wouldn't meet the minimum STORAGE REQUIREMENTS for the X-Prize.

Anyone wanna bet some version of a Hybrid SUV will win the big event?
(Of course with the power everything removed to save weight!)


PS: Is that car in post 15 the one in the Art Museum in Minneapolis? I think I have seen it in person.
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