<table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' ><tr><td valign='top' style='font: inherit;'><BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><PRE><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Greetings to all,</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I am about ready to start my own conversion project.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I farm and ranch near <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Fredericksburg</st1:City></st1:place> and have a job in town.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It looks like my average mileage per day is
12 miles but once a week I drive to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">San Antonio</st1:place></st1:City> which is 65 miles one way. I stay for a while and could charge there for at least 4 hours.</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">My goal is to convert a small pickup ( I'm thinking an old VW rabbit pickup would be ideal because of its light weight)<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It would have to run at least 55 mph and have a range of 70 miles without discharging more than 50%<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I have considered a portable
generator to supplement the batteries during trips to SA.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Would the best way to do this to rectify the ac output and tie it in directly to the battery stack or go through the charger?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I fear direct connection might hurt the batteries but running it through the charger would require a very heavy duty charger capable of high amperage throughput.</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Does this sound like a doable project?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any advice would be appreciated.</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Joby
Wieser</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Fredericksburg</FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>