On 5 Oct 2014 at 6:34, jerry freedomev via EV wrote: > Having 16kw of battery , 250+ mile range is counter productive in a solar car > as raises drag, makes hill starting harder, and makes solar an afterthought > really
"Stella" was designed to win a solar race. It may be more passenger- friendly and street-friendly than most solar racers, but it's safe to say that most design decisions were mainly focused on going as far and as fast as possible, while meeting all the rules of the race. Those rules govern how much PV square area it has, how big a battery, I think how much motor power, and probably much more. I think all the rules are on the Solar Challenge website, if you're interested. If you were designing a highly efficient street EV, you wouldn't have to meet those race rules, so you probably would (should) do things differently. You might have other rules to follow though, such as those which would make it licensable in your state. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
