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Old 02-14-2009, 07:05 PM   #988 (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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I drove from home to my parents' house and back today.

Their house is just a little outside the range of the brown circle in the above map.

I ran some errands, then drove to their house and back. (I figured if I ran into any problems, I could always recharge there, or use tools, etc!)

Total trip was 16.3 miles. Much better than the 9.5 miles I was doing with the single string of batteries all winter!

The rear of the car rides really low. On harder bumps, I could hear a rubbing sound. I don't think it was the tire and suspension though. It was only on the rear-left corner that I heard it. That's where the charging port is, and I saw some wear on the charger port conduit. I think with the car riding lower, it swings out more, and barely catches the tire. I will have to zip-tie it over a little further.

-Ben
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