My guesstimate 146 hours or just a little over 6 days. That's at 75 mph
for each 25 mile driving period. Roughly 440 miles.
The tranny was left to "restore as much of the original driving
experience as possible" or something like that - according to the site.
Larry (made the trip in just over 7 hours - including stopping for gas
and Rest-Your-Rears)
>>>>On 6/19/00 4:56 PM so and so (Allen Hefner) said. (And I quote:)
>In a message dated 6/19/00 1:49:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com writes:
>
><< Tired of oil leaks, dead starters, and ditributor problems, and noisey
> mufflers...
>
> Check this out...
>
> http://www.baaction.org/ev_project/ev_gallery/index.html >>
>
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>I'm sorry, but until they can decrease the weight of the batteries and
>increase the range, this sort of conversion just isn't worth the trouble. A
>2300 lb. Midget that goes 25 miles and then has to sit for 8 hours so you
>can
>go another 25 miles is no bargain.
>
>Hey Larry, at that rate, how long would it take to get from Lansdale to
>Cleveland?
>
>(And why did they leave the tranny in the car? A good electric motor
>shouldn't need a tranny.)
>
>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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