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Originally Posted by ev99saturn
I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve it but without changing the appearance of the vehicle, or going with skinny tires.
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you don't have to change a thing, you can trade me straight across for my electric Swift, and your efficiency will soar!
....seriously, since you've checked alignment and brake drag, and built w/o transmission you can't do much about inefficiency off the line with low rpm.
- make custom grill block. leave a duct thru controller cooler, and another straight shot to the motor intake (with filter).
- make a belly pan at least from grill valance back to torsion bar. Protect motor from grit and water and smooth out airflow.
- try getting your hands on a hardtop, or test with a cheap fabric bikini top.
- really consider narrower tires. Like old '60s vette look. at least unless showing or racing.
also keep in mind that consumption 'at the wall' measured with kill-a-watt meter will include all losses in charger during charging. I know that over 1000 miles my Swift consumes avg of 300 wattHr/mile, but the on-board cycle analyst shows battery use to be right around 225 wattHr/mile... and I KNOW I have some brake drag or bad front wheel bearings going on I havent addressed yet.