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Forum: Hybrids 10-29-2011, 05:40 AM
Replies: 265
Views: 398,169
Posted By Berne
Thumbs up DIY Solutions to Honda Hybrid Battery Problems (Insight, Civic, IMA

Thank you so much, Robert ... for sharing your profound and impressive knowledge pertaining to Hybrid Technology with all Insight owners, Hybrid drivers and Eccomodders around the world.

I am...
Forum: The Lounge 05-05-2011, 05:18 AM
Replies: 443
Views: 58,009
Posted By Piwoslaw
In last Friday's newspaper there was an article...

In last Friday's newspaper there was an article about oil prices (http://wyborcza.biz/biznes/1,100896,9511912,W_Rosji_i_USA_wybuchla_goraczka_ropy.html). Here is a map of European gasoline (95...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 04-26-2011, 04:51 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 6,937
Posted By dennyt
Crr .0001-.0020 ...

Crr .0001-.0020
http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/forsale/advertisers_images/P1010053.JPG
Forum: Aerodynamics 03-15-2011, 05:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,632
Posted By Vekke
Ziptie Plugs from Tuneko

Hi,

I am pleased to release all your Ecomodders next favourite attaching mechanism. Ziptie Plug!.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TunekoLtd#p/u/0/_K4HSD6c0_I

That will be the first size and...
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-28-2011, 11:00 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 12,616
Posted By MotoMoe
If a special forum was set up for pseudoscience...

If a special forum was set up for pseudoscience solutions then sure.
Forum: EcoModding Central 01-25-2011, 03:28 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 20,023
Posted By MetroMPG
VW's press release, including full specs: ...

VW's press release, including full specs:

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Conceptually, the XL1 represents the third evolutionary stage of Volkswagen’s 1-litre car strategy. When the new millennium was ushered in,...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 12-23-2010, 11:34 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 16,476
Posted By dcb
adjust the nut

the power of KISS
http://ecomodder.com/wiki/images/2/2b/Adjustthenuut.PNG
Forum: The Lounge 11-19-2010, 07:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,244
Posted By MetroMPG
I think the site's "THANKS!" button is broken

Well, maybe not broken so much as ... uselessly multipurpose.

Ben added the feature. I thought it was a great idea at the time.

But I keep noticing how often people use it in vigorous (often...
Forum: Hypermiling / EcoDriver's Ed 11-16-2010, 06:33 PM
Replies: 183
Views: 185,382
Posted By bluejoey
Speed vs. MPG charts (post 'em if you got 'em)

Ever since I started lurking on Ecomodder (a few years ago), I've always been keen on the speed vs. mpg charts. Not only do they clearly show the influence of speed on mileage, they also provide a...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 11-04-2010, 05:42 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,203
Posted By Piwoslaw
Here's my fuel-economy window sticker: ...

Here's my fuel-economy window sticker:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=6870&d=1284374624
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 11-01-2010, 09:27 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,545
Posted By NeilBlanchard
Best article on this with the most information...

Best article on this with the most information and nuanced discussion, so far:

Claiming Battery Breakthrough, Electric Audi Drives 375 Miles at 55 MPH Without Recharging | PluginCars.com...
Forum: The Lounge 10-30-2010, 10:39 AM
Replies: 568
Views: 70,887
Posted By dcb
why do people bring up volcanos? The arguments...

why do people bring up volcanos? The arguments against substantial anthropogenic climate change presented here are honestly pretty weak, not in the category of "hard facts". The climate does...
Forum: Fossil Fuel Free 10-28-2010, 07:17 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 12,545
Posted By The Toecutter
Das Wunder von Berlin | Das elektrische...

Das Wunder von Berlin | Das elektrische Fahrtenbuch (http://adacemobility.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/das-wunder-von-berlin/#more-744)

380V, 260AH, 300 kg
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-30-2010, 02:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,302
Posted By Bigbadspoon
Had some free time and solidworks flow simulator

So I recently got my hands on Solidworks 2010 with the Flow Simulator add-in and I mocked up a *really* rough model of my Civic (extruded a side profile, then extrude-cut the front profile out of...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-18-2010, 10:25 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 47,768
Posted By Frank Lee
Is that an accurate number?!? Really?!? I pay 9...

Is that an accurate number?!? Really?!? I pay 9 cents/kwh so you are off by, oh, more than 100%. :rolleyes:
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-18-2010, 10:22 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 47,768
Posted By Jim Bullis
Neil, You get about 11 kWhr out of 33 kWhr...

Neil,

You get about 11 kWhr out of 33 kWhr of heat. You must understand that this is a bad deal. And to pretend that you get 33 kWhr of electricity out of 33 kWhr of heat is a lie. And it is a...
Forum: Instrumentation 09-18-2010, 10:06 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,441
Posted By retepsnikrep
Honda Insight MK1 BCM Gauge

I have developed an lcd display which I hope will interest Insight Mk1 enthusiasts.

It integrates directly with the OEM BCM (Battery Control Module) and displays.

Battery Volts
Battery...
Forum: The Lounge 09-18-2010, 06:44 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 20,796
Posted By CapriRacer
First, there are probably 100 answers to this...

First, there are probably 100 answers to this question and while some of them have a grain of truth to them, I'll bet that true answer is that there is no real reason.

- But -

Most vehicles...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-16-2010, 11:32 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 47,768
Posted By Frank Lee
Beat me to it! I was going to suggest this as the...

Beat me to it! I was going to suggest this as the best answer to the dreaded ground effect:

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/theclencher/ecomobile_turbo.jpg
...
Forum: General Efficiency Discussion 09-16-2010, 08:25 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,481
Posted By NeilBlanchard
The Edison2 VLC 4 seat car has a frontal area of...

The Edison2 VLC 4 seat car has a frontal area of 1.7082 square meters. The "old" method Cd is 0.145, and the new SAE method Cd is 0.161.

No other Cd's or areas are available. :-(
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-15-2010, 01:53 AM
Replies: 184
Views: 47,768
Posted By miket
Why does the miastrada have such a narrow...

Why does the miastrada have such a narrow wheelbase?

I think it would be interesting if you took a scale model of the miastrada and of a known car and did coastdown testing to compare the...
Forum: Aerodynamics 09-07-2010, 02:22 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 47,768
Posted By Jim Bullis
Robert Smalls, The height necessary to avoid...

Robert Smalls,

The height necessary to avoid ground effect that Morelli showed for a teardrop with a flattened bottom was about half its width. As I recall his data was scaled to automobile sizes...
Forum: Introductions 09-07-2010, 01:25 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,648
Posted By euromodder
Unfortunately, that's what a lot of people have...

Unfortunately, that's what a lot of people have been doing on a really excessive scale.
It has led to a lyfestyle typified by excessive use of fuel and cars to match.

You decide wether you...
Forum: Saving@Home 09-06-2010, 11:04 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,758
Posted By Bicycle Bob
For a walkable distance, it is easy to carry...

For a walkable distance, it is easy to carry plywood on a bicycle. Lash a board to the handlebars so that it will support the sheets flat and stick out on one side enough to steer. Put most of the...
Forum: Introductions 09-04-2010, 01:57 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,648
Posted By 5speed5
Here's a bit of an off the wall suggestion. How...

Here's a bit of an off the wall suggestion. How about a Chevy Caprice?
They're tow-rated to 5000 lbs with the 5.7L LT1 engine.

I had a '96 with 5.7L LT1 engine that got me 27-29 mpg on the...
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