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Old 04-12-2009, 10:05 PM   #22 (permalink)
roflwaffle
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Originally Posted by rkcarguy View Post
I worked some numbers on wattage and amp draw related to electric cars and cost, and unfortunately replacing lead/acid batteries every 2 years, plus the cost of electricity here breaks even with gasoline at $3.40/Gallon when consumed in my Civic.
That's why something like cheap LFPs are great, since they're only ~$50-150/kWh more and easily last three to four times longer.
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