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Old 03-04-2009, 03:57 PM   #45 (permalink)
captainslug
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Originally Posted by MazdaMatt View Post
have you considered 2wd?
For 2 minutes. Then I realized the handling would be kind of weird above 15mph unless the front wheel was on a separate throttle.
It would improve acceleration, but it wouldn't extend my range as much as just doubling up the battery set would (20% increase versus an 80% increase).
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