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As far as weight I just have a rough estimate of around 1200 pounds. I am hoping the CD is low enough to see it hit 60 MPH. It won't be much on hills, but around here they are not that bad. If the lower aero drag allows it to go faster then that would be fantastic. Overall final drive ratio can be changed by increasing the primary ratio between the engine and transmission.
If I see battery tech get realistic then I might just go with an on-off switched electric driven hydraulic pump to charge the accumulator and my drive in the rear to recpature braking forces hydraulically. No controller would be necessary.
So it could be diesel or battery electric or any other configuration or combination of primary propulsion. For now the diesel was cheap.
I think at WOT (sustained power not short term) the engine burns a half a gallon an hour, so we will see how fast that will take it.
regards
Mech
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