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Aerocivic.com - famous aerodynamic Honda Civic gets a web site - MetroMPG.com
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Latest fuel economy stats. For my '98 Firefly 1.0L 5-speed. 23 125.1 104.2 worst:. 64 441 36.8 prev.3:. 33 823 68.6 all:. 38 734 61.1. L/100km mpg IMP mpg US. Best non-hybrid MPG: Mitsubishi Mirage. Mitsubishi's 1.2L, 3-cylinder. Mirage is the first new non-hybrid car that can match an old Metro's mileage. The company says 44 mpg (US) highway, 37 city. (Some drivers are already beating that in various economy driving contests. An efficient engine, very light weight. 2015 Nissan Micra Forum. Discussion of...
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Snapshot: effect of tire pressure on rolling resistance - MetroMPG.com
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Latest fuel economy stats. For my '98 Firefly 1.0L 5-speed. 23 125.1 104.2 worst:. 64 441 36.8 prev.3:. 33 823 68.6 all:. 38 734 61.1. L/100km mpg IMP mpg US. Best non-hybrid MPG: Mitsubishi Mirage. Mitsubishi's 1.2L, 3-cylinder. Mirage is the first new non-hybrid car that can match an old Metro's mileage. The company says 44 mpg (US) highway, 37 city. (Some drivers are already beating that in various economy driving contests. An efficient engine, very light weight. 2015 Nissan Micra Forum. Discussion of...
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Electric car conversion on a beer budget - ForkenSwift.com
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ForkenSwift: an inexpensive, DIY, medium-speed electric car. The ForkenSwift is a 1992 Geo Metro converted from gasoline to electric power with used forklift parts. Electric motor, etc.), used golf cart batteries (and a golf cart motor controller) and a pair of near-dead "host" cars. It was built by two friends, designed from the outset as a low cost. Runabout for use in a small, quiet city (Brockville, Ontario, Canada). This site documents the conversion in detail. How reliable has it been? What's the f...
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Testing grille blocking & wheel skirts: +5.7% improvement - MetroMPG.com
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Latest fuel economy stats. For my '98 Firefly 1.0L 5-speed. 23 125.1 104.2 worst:. 64 441 36.8 prev.3:. 33 823 68.6 all:. 38 734 61.1. L/100km mpg IMP mpg US. Best non-hybrid MPG: Mitsubishi Mirage. Mitsubishi's 1.2L, 3-cylinder. Mirage is the first new non-hybrid car that can match an old Metro's mileage. The company says 44 mpg (US) highway, 37 city. (Some drivers are already beating that in various economy driving contests. An efficient engine, very light weight. 2015 Nissan Micra Forum. Discussion of...
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Big 3 electric car questions: How fast? How far? How much? - ForkenSwift.com
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Big 3 electric car questions: How fast? Undoubtedly, the most frequently asked questions about this electric runabout are:. How fast will it go? In city driving, around 50-55 km/h (30-34 mph). How far will it go on a charge? Around 30-35 km (19-22 miles) in warm weather. (Keep in mind: this is on used batteries.). How much did it cost? Total (net) cost to date: $997.60. Of course there's more to these answers. EG: what's its maximum. How fast does it accelerate to 50 km/h / 30 mph? To go from 0 to 50 km/...
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Electric car parts list - ForkenSwift.com
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EV parts list for the conversion . reduce, reuse, recycle! Here's a list of the parts/components used in the conversion. Almost all were "previously enjoyed" - most of the major ones are from an old Baker electric forklift. Plus some golf cart stuff thrown in for good measure. Host vehicles: 1992 Geo Metro 1993 Suzuki Swift. Drivetrain: front wheel drive, with manual 5-speed transmission (clutchless). Additional info about these host cars:. 1993 Suzuki Swift: photo gallery and details. We made the adapte...
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People & organizations who helped build an electric car - ForkenSwift.com
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It takes a village to build an EV conversion . We're very grateful to the following bunch of enthusiastic and helpful people and organizations who contributed to the project through inspiration, education, moral support, generous discounts or donations of time and materials. Roughly in order of appearance:. EVconvert.com - Jerry H. Which was one of the vehicles that inspired the ForkenSwift. Thanks, Jerry. EVDL - the Jedi Masters of the EV community. The EVDL is a high signal to noise ratio discussion fo...
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