"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > > > > > >I'm hoping to fit 6 batteries under the hood and 6 in the spare tire > >well. With 6 under the hood, I suspect I'll be about 200 lbs heavy on > >the front axle. > > Remember, you are removing the ICE engine, radiator and other ICE > junk from the front of the car.
Duh? Sorry, that was mean, but I was the one that wrassled that metal out of there. I even weighed it all. I pulled out about 300 lbs. I'll put in a motor (~100), a controller, DC/DC converter, etc. And then add in 6*65 (from the Interstate data sheet for the U8VCG), about 380 lbs of batteries. I think my math is fairly close. > > > Putting the other 6 in the spare tire well (behind the > >axle) should tend to counter the extra weight in front. I realize that > >putting the weight on the ends isn't the best for handling, but I'm not > >building a race car. I have a 4 door because I really need the back > >seat. > > > > > 12 YellowTops will result in a max range of about 20 miles, > perhaps a touch more in an emergency. You would not want to drive this car > more than 12 miles on a regular basis. > I'm not planning to use YT's. Although 12 miles is about twice as much as I will do 95% of the time. -- Jim Schinnerer Hewlett-Packard Company Fort Collins, CO (970) 898-6621 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
