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beercheck
10/20/09

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[jalopnik.com] #alternativeenrgy
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Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
10/20/09

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Wish the limo was based on a Checker airport taxi, but this is more open minded and diverse than I would have expected. None are particularly practical, but showcase interesting development trends. #alternativeenrgy
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Tanshanomi
10/20/09

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Sorry, but not including Electro-Automotive's E-Sports Racer = epic fail. It was a custom, 100 MPH electric racecar...a decade and a half ago. #alternativeenrgy
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Ben Wojdyla
10/20/09

@Tanshanomi: how is that a customized car? It's a one-off race car. #alternativeenrgy
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Tanshanomi
10/20/09

@Ben Wojdyla: How is electrifying a Super Vee less "custom" than electrifying an S-10? #alternativeenrgy
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Skunky
10/20/09

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I like the Duramax idea. I wonder exactly how hard a swap that is. Would like to do that to a Camino or maybe even a Nomad. #alternativeenrgy
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logruszed
10/20/09

@Skunky: It's not an easy engine swap, not so much because of the engine but because the massive torque made the installation of a Allison tranny necessary. That meant cutting the firewall and the floor panels, plus all kinds of cutting and replacing of the original hard mounts.

Still, it's a 65 Impala that destroyed a Lambo in the 1/4 mile and is street legal.

You can find the episode online by looking for "Earth Day Impala Pimp My Ride", but look for the full hour long video, not the one hosted by MTV. #alternativeenrgy
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Elhigh
10/20/09

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Bolting a roofrack to an S-10 and covering it with a solar array is stupid-smart. It's stupid nobody's much done it yet, and smart - it verges on a half-assed perpetual motion machine. The longer it stays parked, the farther it'll go when you need it. And the truck chassis has the capacity to really load on the batteries so you can have a pretty long range, and still some left for payload when you need it.

The grass-covered Volkswookie is just too much. It is in desperate need of the Volkswacker. #alternativeenrgy
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