On Tue Jan 12 21:46:18 PST 2016 ev@lists.evdl.org said: >One, start with goals. How far do you want to be able to drive? What >kind of acceleration? How steep a hill? Do you need to tow anything? >Or carry a heavy load uphill?
Very definitely! >Then do the math. There are various acceleration and load tools on the >Internet that can help you determine how much torque or KW you need to >meet your goals. Knowing how many KW your goals require, you can >multiply that by range to size your battery. And so on. My experience with the various estimating tools was that they just are not suited for larger vehicles. They were all WAY WAY off with my truck. -- Worlds only All Electric F-250 truck! http://john.casadelgato.com/Electric-Vehicles/1995-Ford-F-250 _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
