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Old 03-27-2009, 12:44 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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Throwing Down the Gauntlet!

I have been following the Top Gear Project Sipster thread.

In some ways it makes me a bit mad/motivated. (mixed emoticons!)

They have a real camera crew, editors, graphics, and $7000.

What could Ecomodder do with a home camcorder, us, and nearly NO budget?!

Seriously, we have guys building Electric Swifts, Hybrid Metros, Aero-Civics, brewing their own bio-diesel and building their own motor controllers.

We should throw down the gauntlet and beat Detroit, Japan, and Top Gear with the "Ecomodder Car".

In the past, I have already raged against the X-Prize. And I guess I am raging against this too.

Why wait years for New Eco-Friendly cars to be manufactured when we can build them ourselves right now!? And do them better to boot!

The best compliment I ever got about my Electro-Metro was: "If a knuckle-head like you can build one of these, why can't Detroit!?"

Indeed!

Let's get out in our driveways, build, and start kicking some @$$!

[/end rant]

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