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High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
Karu
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05-04-2012 02:16 AM

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High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
This is totally do-able.

It doesn't really look like there's a lot to his 1994 Geo Metro. But, when he bought it, he pulled out the gas engine and replaced it with an electric forklift engine he bought on eBay.

"They're fairly cheap on eBay, sometimes you can find them for under $200,"

Gibson has been driving his electric car for his entire senior year and said it tops out around 62 miles per hour. He admits for long trips, it's probably not the car of choice but, for his daily 16-mile treks to school and back, it's perfect.

"If you were to use better batteries, you could have a range of about 300 miles, but I didn't have the ability to buy those," he said.

http://www.kctv5.com/story/18100916/high-school-senior
If society fell apart, we - the people would build a new one. Most people are good at their core, and when we see things that are wrong we work to fix them together. Make friends with your neighbors, get involved with your community - because we will rebuild our lives, our communities, from horrible circumstances we always will.
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Mulletman
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05-04-2012 03:23 AM

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RE: High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
I think he is a member on my site. My 55HP gas powered Geo Metro gets over 50 MPG, so I'm good with that.
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Archyr
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05-04-2012 03:32 AM

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RE: High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
eh, electricity is not measured in gallons...
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SoSayWeAll
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05-04-2012 04:11 AM

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RE: High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
Just mount the biggest tallest tires on the back that you can find, like off from an old farm tractor or something, and the car will roll downhill all the time.

The perpetual motion car, to infinity and beyond!!!
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Karu
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05-04-2012 04:55 AM

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RE: High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
SoSayWeAll  Wrote:
Just mount the biggest tallest tires on the back that you can find, like off from an old farm tractor or something, and the car will roll downhill all the time.

The perpetual motion car, to infinity and beyond!!!

Is that like a Canardly?
If society fell apart, we - the people would build a new one. Most people are good at their core, and when we see things that are wrong we work to fix them together. Make friends with your neighbors, get involved with your community - because we will rebuild our lives, our communities, from horrible circumstances we always will.
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SoSayWeAll
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05-04-2012 04:59 AM

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RE: High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
Karu  Wrote:
SoSayWeAll  Wrote:
Just mount the biggest tallest tires on the back that you can find, like off from an old farm tractor or something, and the car will roll downhill all the time.

The perpetual motion car, to infinity and beyond!!!

Is that like a Canardly?

It was a joke, yes. I'm in a silly mood, I guess.
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Karu
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05-04-2012 06:34 PM

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RE: High school senior finds way to get nearly 200 mpg in vehicle
SoSayWeAll  Wrote:
Karu  Wrote:
SoSayWeAll  Wrote:
Just mount the biggest tallest tires on the back that you can find, like off from an old farm tractor or something, and the car will roll downhill all the time.

The perpetual motion car, to infinity and beyond!!!

Is that like a Canardly?

It was a joke, yes. I'm in a silly mood, I guess.

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If society fell apart, we - the people would build a new one. Most people are good at their core, and when we see things that are wrong we work to fix them together. Make friends with your neighbors, get involved with your community - because we will rebuild our lives, our communities, from horrible circumstances we always will.
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