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Old 07-08-2015, 10:46 PM   #9 (permalink)
ksa8907
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I have looked at something similar, i wqs turned off from the idea when i ran the numbers.

Humans can produce about 1/4 HP. 746w × .25 × .6 (efficiency) = 112w

At 15 cents/kw you would have to log 10 hours of ride time to save a dollar.
Sorry, my math is wrong. 10 hours would get you 15 cents and 70 hours would get you a dollar.
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