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Old 09-05-2009, 04:54 AM   #1 (permalink)
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who killed the electric car? I didnt't

the electric fly does 55km/h max spd @ 36V w 6 t105's, contrary to popular belief, this car will do more than you would expect. The electric car is not dead, you can make of this what you will, if you need to know how to do this ,then this is the place be. electricfly , MORE TO FOLLOW later.


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55 kph at 36v? That's awesome!!!!!!
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It takes a while to get there, about 15-20 seconds, hard to say exactly, I havent timed it yet. The car has 60 electric kilometers on it so far and going strong.
And btw, I made it to 60km/h today for a short while. The motor in the car gets warm after a 20 min run, but there is no burnt varnish smell like an overheated motor. If anyone is familiar with a standard temp limit that is observed for forklift motors please let me know.
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They can run hot. I've been told a rule of thumb is that if you can keep your hand on it for like 10 seconds without burning yourself, it's ok.

With class H insulation, they can run (inside) at 150 degc hehe


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