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Old 01-09-2018, 07:09 PM   #161 (permalink)
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Thanks Funkhoss, your numbers speak for themselves. Conservative driving with engine-off coasting can go a very long way, and anything to keep RPM down, vaccum low and load high is going to improve efficiency.
Well I will certainly check out his modifications. Something is wrong with my set-up.



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Anyway, the stock tires on your car have a circumference of 82.2 inches. A hypothetical hub motor that tops out at 500rpm at 24v will move your car along at 39mph, but will have a top speed of 78mph at 48v and 156mph at 96v. Electric motors play by different rules than gas engines do.
The question then becomes, how to have the electric motor kick on when my gasoline engine needs the power.

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