Ben's Citicar - Page 5 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

bennelson · 09-24-2008, 05:28 PM

I just got word that the Citicar was just loaded into the back of a truck.

Inside was a classic Jaguar and some really fancy motorcycle.

Apparently the money the freight company gets for moving my car is just gravy.

toyobug · 09-25-2008, 12:18 PM

YEAH! can't wait to see the progress. You aren't going to neglect your other EV's are you?

bennelson · 09-25-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by toyobug

You aren't going to neglect your other EV's are you?

No, I am not.

Last night, I drove the Electro-Metro over ten miles and clocked the recharge energy usage. It came to about 280 watt-hours per mile or roughly 130 eMPG.

I was working on the motorcycle this past Sunday, as it was having really strange problems. I tracked it down to that bad battery post. Worked great all summer for a home-brew repair, but it has finally failed. Time to take it to a battery repair place!

Christopher Jordan · 09-25-2008, 12:38 PM

Hope they don't make a mistake - and deliver the Jaguar.......

toyobug · 09-26-2008, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Christopher Jordan

Hope they don't make a mistake - and deliver the Jaguar.......

An Electric Jaguar.......a man can dream can't he..

justpassntime · 09-26-2008, 05:44 AM

Recumbent exercise bike? Exercising while laying down, what a concept, now how to get paid for not working.

Nice work getting the car Ben.

Daox · 09-26-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by toyobug

An Electric Jaguar.......a man can dream can't he..

If MetroMPG has his way, you may see one yet...

TomEV · 09-26-2008, 09:51 AM

My Citicar came with sun-baked seat belts that were 'crumbly' at best. I replaced them with a set from a Jaguar (about the only ones at the junkyard that were the right length).

Perhaps not an Electric Jag - but that 1% surely improves the performance...