T-875 water use, was Re: Green Slug goes 2000 miles!

["David G. Hawkins" <thehawkeye@earthlink.net>]

Hello All,

>>>> j.wilson@stanfordalumni.org 9/22/00 10:53:21 AM >>>
>My '87 Sprint conversion, temporarily named the Green
>Slug until I can think of something clever, reached
>2000 electric miles today since I bought it a
>little more than a year ago.
>
<snip>
>I replaced the dead set of 12 volt marine batteries
>that came with the car with a new set of 12 T-875s. Those batteries have
>performed nicely, easily handling
>my 37 mile commute with power to spare. I add about
>a gallon of distilled water every 1000 miles, which
>is similar to the experience of others on the EV
>discussion list.
<snip>

I used 1.25 gallons after 2200 miles with 18 T-875 batteries!

Happy EVing,
Dave Hawkins
Lyons, CO
thehawkeye@earthlink.net
1979 Mazda RX-7 EV (Back to 144V of flooded cells, but wants the YT's back!)
1989 Chevy S10 Ext. Cab (conversion in progress and taking too long!)