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02.23.2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG View Post
yeah, 440v might be a little tough unless people specifically have their house wired that way. 220v would be much more common; probably 95% more common. Even 110v @ 8 hours isn't bad really.

Yeah, a typical household is home at least 8hours or more at night, not just 8 hours of sleep time.


I'm wondering how the cabin will be heated in winter. Electric heat is "expensive" in terms of power requirements, and it HAS to eat into the mileage. Speaking of that, I wonder what the base mileage is for winter vs summer.

This was my concern and thoughts for every EV that comes out. No more circulating antifreeze. I know a small space heater can eat some power. I'm sure an electric heater would kill the mileage, or maybe thats why they only rate it at 100 miles per charge...
I also wonder about weight of the passengers and cargo and how it affects the mileage rating....

It looks good on paper so far. I do agree that more aerodynamics would help all around tho.


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