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Old 04-29-2009, 03:01 AM   #25 (permalink)
Electric Frenzy
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ok bear with me here. I'm trying to follow everything you've said.

1. You're suggesting I mimick the Tesla Roadsters motor and battery pack but scale it down by 80%?

2. The CDA is what exactly? Coefficient of drag?

3. You're saying with 1/10th of the battery pack they're using I should be able to go 46miles per charge? for about 70lbs worth of weight (in the batteries)

4. "Transmission=Single speed double reduction bespoke transmission" I'm not familiar with these. I don't understand how gear reduction transmissions work as they relate to electric motors.

5. I'f I'm using a DC motor I'd still need a trans for reverse as I wouldn't be able to just reverse the polarity of power going to the motor. Is that correct ?


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