bless your heart .... back in the 70's I was in my 30's .... unfortunately not a question of age, more of lack of interest ..
Jim
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bless your heart .... back in the 70's I was in my 30's .... unfortunately not a question of age, more of lack of interest ..
Jim
zelio
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I love that face. But then my excuse is I'm a mother. LOL :-) Z
dgruis
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Seriously, smart car batteries are smaller than a car battery, but bigger than a motorcycle battery. It would make sense if the Elio also used a mid-sized battery. The engine size would be comparable to smarts. The smart battery is located under the passenger side floor board, so with $10 of copper wire, the battery could be placed almost anywhere.
zelio
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Ah! But will it cost $9 or less to do it another way? That is the Paul Elio way of thinking> :-) Z
electroken
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You don't need a lot of battery to get a 1 liter engine spinning. My 2003 Kawasaki ZG1000 does it with an 18 ampere-hour battery.
But let's think bigger... The 2014 Honda GL1800 has an 1800cc flat-six (about 2 Elio engines), weighs 933 pounds, and has at least as much lighting as the Elio will. This behemoth has a 20 ampere-hour battery. The point is once the thing is running the battery doesn't do much. The alternator is doing all the work, relying on the battery only as a short-term reservoir and for voltage stabilization.
But let's think bigger... The 2014 Honda GL1800 has an 1800cc flat-six (about 2 Elio engines), weighs 933 pounds, and has at least as much lighting as the Elio will. This behemoth has a 20 ampere-hour battery. The point is once the thing is running the battery doesn't do much. The alternator is doing all the work, relying on the battery only as a short-term reservoir and for voltage stabilization.
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The engine in my touring bike is a 1690 it is some what higher compression also. The standard motorcycle battery works just fine even in 10 degree weather. Batteries have come along way in the last 20 years. Automatic Compression releases make for an easier start
My guess is the battery will be on the smaller end of the auto battery scale however it will be whatever fits within EM's size and weight parameters and is the most cost effective. Counterintuitively this may not be the smallest battery available as sometimes a slightly bigger battery is available in volume for a lower price.
Sounds like a good after market upgrade.
Johnapool
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Sure is! The brake fluid reservoir is clearly visible. I am not sure you can have traction control and stability control using ABS without power brakes...just wondering...
