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Originally Posted by Christ
MetroMPG - are you considering doing any of the aero mods to this EV?
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Nope! Remember, this is only a runabout. Average speed is probably somewhere around 20 km/h.
Weight reduction is always a good idea, but not by taking off the friction brakes! It's illegal & also less efficient to use battery power to slow the car as you mentioned. Plus plug braking requires a special controller with that feature built in.
Regen would be a nice feature, but there's no easy way to do it. It would be a fun project though.
Never mind aero or weight... I've figured out the next upgrade
:Researchers Deliver Electric Motor Achieving More than 1 Million rpm
