Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-24 Thread dovepa via EV
12/24/2015 10:42 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Subject: Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range. What about the cabin heating?  If you have an older model (I have 2011), it's resistive heating.  One recent day, I got just 45 miles of range

Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-24 Thread brucedp5 via EV
Lawrence had posted about this a month ago: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Improving-Leaf-economy-range-tp4679309.html ... I was reading online that capping the grill, moving the license plate, reversing the mudflaps and pumping up the tires to 45psi will give you

Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-24 Thread Peri Hartman via EV
<ev@lists.evdl.org> Sent: 24-Dec-15 12:10:34 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range. Another small (if rather more difficult to live with!) would be to convert the original paintwork to a rougher (Matt) finish, the purpose being to reduce the laminar flow devel

Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-24 Thread via EV
rohibited. > > > -Original Message- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Rhodes via > EV > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 3:10 PM > To: ev@lists.evdl.org; ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org > Subject: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy &

Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-23 Thread Bill Dennis via EV
[mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Rhodes via EV Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 6:10 PM To: ev@lists.evdl.org; ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org Subject: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range. I had some thoughts on Improving the CD of a Leaf. Moon hubcaps & fender sk

Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-23 Thread Paul Wujek via EV
The only other thing I can think of would be add a front spoiler. The underside is probably already smooth. On 2015-12-23 06:10 PM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: I had some thoughts on Improving the CD of a Leaf. Moon hubcaps & fender skirts. I was thinking these two simple additions might

Re: [EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-23 Thread Cor van de Water via EV
, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -Original Message- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence Rhodes via EV Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 3:10 PM To: ev@lists.evdl.org; ev-requ...@lists.evdl.org Subject: [EVDL] Improving Leaf

[EVDL] Improving Leaf economy & range.

2015-12-23 Thread Lawrence Rhodes via EV
I had some thoughts on Improving the CD of a Leaf. Moon hubcaps & fender skirts.  I was thinking these two simple additions might help.  Any other ideas other than a tail cone.  Lawrence Rhodes -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: