BEV Top Speed

[aerohead]

I wonder if it's for psychological purposes?
Once, a client, Southwestern Bell Telephone, in East Texas, had a single, large office room full of women, some experiencing hot-flashes.
The room had uniform temperature, wherever you measured it, while individuals complained of being too hot or cold.
The solution became, installing dummy thermostats next to anyone's desk who felt uncomfortable. It didn't physically change anything, however giving the illusion of 'control' was all it took to mitigate the situation.

[JulianEdgar]

Originally Posted by aerohead

Here begins a list of BEVs and their published top speeds, germane to our new controversy regarding cooling drag. I'll add data as it presents itself.

All very interesting but of course nothing to do with percentage cooling drag of overall drag coefficient of BEVs.

Aerohead really does love muddying the waters. I am never sure whether he does so deliberately or is just so confused it comes naturally. Has to be one of the other!

[alexshock]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

Those eco modes annoy me almost as much as sport mode for most of these EVs in that they rarely improve efficiency, and usually only make the skinny pedal less responsive.

Not exactly true.
For example, on my hybrid Toyota, A/C is completely electro-powered.
When you enable ECO mode and A/C is in Auto mode it also changes A/C behavior completely.

So, efficiency comes not only from controlling the powertrain.

[aerohead]

Originally Posted by JulianEdgar

All very interesting but of course nothing to do with percentage cooling drag of overall drag coefficient of BEVs.

Aerohead really does love muddying the waters. I am never sure whether he does so deliberately or is just so confused it comes naturally. Has to be one of the other!

Some more quotes you'll have to retract after you complete the university course on Thermodynamics. Pity.