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Old 01-28-2008, 01:28 PM   #15 (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 used an electric bike kit from Golden Motor.

Have been pretty happy with it. I think it was a little cheaper when I bought mine.

In a lot of states, electric bikes are supposed to go no faster than 20 MPH under their own power. So a lot of manufacturers design them to go that speed.

My cheap frame didn't have any suspension on it. Pretty scary when I would get it over 30 mph going downhill.

People also didn't expect me to be going that fast on a granny-cycle. Cars would pull out right in front of me all the time.

That's a big part of what led to me doing the electric motorcycle - suspension and street cred.

Electric bikes are fun - definately do it!
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