On 19 Mar 2015 at 10:26, Ben Goren via EV wrote: > I also got the distinct impression that he thinks that idling an electric > vehicle eats into available range.
To be fair, it does - if, as is likely, the driver uses aircon in the summer or heat in the winter. I don't think that the postal vehicles in my area have aircon, but my mail carrier keeps the window open (for deliveries) and blasts the heater all winter long. That would be rough on an EV's range. A fuel-fired heater would be a practical answer for winter. Aircon might be a tougher problem. Over the years, the USPS has carried out several EV trials with small fleets in limited areas. I don't think they considered any of them successful. However, I'm pretty sure that all of them used lead batteries. I wonder if one of those programs might be where this guy got his odd "30 to 34 batteries" idea. 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)
