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Old 11-06-2008, 07:27 PM   #5 (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
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Laugh all you want!

I actually DID hook up a cordless drill to my Metro transmission, to try to roll the car (uphill) into the garage.

WAY too much torque! There was no way I could hold onto the drill.

I would imagine that level ground makes it much easier to work!
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