Roy LeMeur wrote: > Last but not least, I am sold on what Sheer has done with AC > drive and Evercel batteries: > http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/338.html > http://www.brassrat.net/ev > Sheer, correct me if I am wrong here, but I believe that the > range of this vehicle has been measured at 115 miles, at > freeway speeds, before _any_ drop in available power occurs.
Haven't seen a correction from Sheer, but you appear to be wrong based on his past reports: > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon "Sheer" Pullen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: March 6, 2002 4:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Sheer's AC EV efficiency [snip] > 55AH counting puekert and thermal effects? I think our packs > are approx. the same number of wh (though I'm not sure - mine > is about 21 'taxable' kwh right now) though I can drain to 5% > safely, and my range is about 120 simulated @ 60. In the real > world, though, at 80 the car starts to lag a bit and by a > hundred she can't hold freeway speeds up hills, and limps > along at like 45 in the slow lane. Maybe after I put in that > last battery this will go away, and maybe not - I think part > of the problem is that the evercell trademarked voltage drop > makes the V/F ratio bite me in the butt. Cheers, Roger.
