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Old 01-26-2012, 08:53 PM   #16 (permalink)
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He will figure it out eventually Frank. Direct drive EVs need motors that are too large and they can't regenerate 30% of any decelerative energy, without some way to raise the motors RPM.

A 60-0 panic stop only takes about 20-25 revolutions of the wheels, he can't explain how you are going to pack 600 HP seconds of energy into a chemical battery in 25 revolutions of an electric motor generator unless its as big as a power plant, and the battery weighs several tons. He will avoid the point by saying you should never have to panic stop.

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