>RH> AC>anticipating what acceleration/ braking may be needed. Preferably 
don't
 >RH> AC>brake! The brake pedal has a great thirst for fuel.
 > 
 >RH>    ...and the above (or most of it) is *exactly* what I had to do with
 >RH> my electric car if I wanted to get any usable range out of it...
 > 
 > The slower you go, the further you get!
Alec,
 The latest issue of Popular Mechanics has an article on the 2 
currently-available electric automobiles, one from GM, the other from Honda. 
They found that the GM car would go about 50 miles before needing a charge if 
they drove it carefully, only 14 if they thrashed it. The Honda did a bit 
better, as it uses high-tech batteries (nickle metal hydride instead of 
lead-acid).
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