plus just think of what that would do for rear traction in snow ..all that
battery weight.
but cold temps reduce range anyway.

makes you realize how much energy there is in fossil fuels.  Amazing really.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: Electric vanagon

>I look at that engine compartment and think how poorly they made use of the
>space. They probably could have gotten about another dozen batteries into
>the engine compartment (above the electric motor).