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Old 02-16-2009, 08:08 PM   #1 (permalink)
bennelson
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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)

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Aeromod the Electro-Metro

Hey Guys,

Darin pointed out to me that if I start getting the Electro-Metro up to decent speeds, it's the WIND-RESISTANCE that's going to kill my watt-hours-per-mile!

With that in mind, throw your suggestions my way for AERODYNAMIC improvements to my modest EV.

This is a bit premature/hopeful, but I DO plan to crank my voltage to over 100, and with it, gain unprecidented speed!

The car is already lowered (due to battery weight!) so that's taken care of already. The passenger mirror is also removed.

I have always loved the baby-moon/pizza-pan hub caps, so I plan on those eventually. Anyone have 13" pizza pans?

I also liked MetroMPG's Firefly rear wheel skirts - very classy looking.

I am still trying to do all this on the cheap, and have PLENTY of other things to do on the car as well, but I thought I would just throw it out there!

-Ben

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