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Old 03-19-2008, 12:38 PM   #597 (permalink)
jwxr7
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the metro experience (retired) - '94 geo metro 4 dr HB
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Hey Darin, with some of your testing on your EV, have you come up with any estimates for powertrain loss in a geo metro. For example, Did you compare wattage for spinning the motor unhooked from the trans at a given speed to running it with the drivetrain spinning and the car on jack stands at the same motor speed? So we could see about how many watts are lost on the way to the wheels.


Also, forgive me if you have given this info before, but do you have any data estimates on watts vs. ave cruise speed for you EV.

I figure it is easier to measure these things with a car running on electricity than with a gasoline powered car.
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