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Old 03-06-2009, 12:00 PM   #14 (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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Originally Posted by Tango Charlie View Post
They use to be a good battery, but their quality has gone way down.
I have heard that exact line quite a few times. I think it may almost be to the point where they have just gotten a bad rap.

A couple guys get bad batteries, then that gets announced to the internet, and passed on to perpetuity.

I have had NO problems at all with mine! (Other than shorting the one out, but I can't blame that on the manufacturer....)
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