{HT2 MikeB}
Take a look at
http://craigvetter.com/pages/2013%20Streamliner/2013-vetter-streamliner-Hershner-p63.html
A stock ice motorcycle getting 53 mpg, after streamlining got 98mpg
So streamlining an EV motorcycle should increase its range.
While trying to super-streamline one's conversion may be a major task, what
simple things can be done to reduce aerodynamic drag on your conversion?
For myself, many years ago I paid to have the aerodynamics improved on my
S-10 Blazer. Granted, I was starting out with an ice designed less for
efficiency and more for looks (face it, it was a wind-pusher).
But the work I paid for, put a thick tough plastic sheet underneath the
Blazer fastened with easy to use zeus-fasteners so if there was any work
under there to be done, access was still possible. Air dams were put in
place in the front grill, with the exception of some air flow for the air
cooled controller.
Same as changing to Low Rolling Resistant (LRR) tires, the above
modifications improved my range by 10%.
It may be worth while to explore what simple, inexpensive, easy to make
aerodynamic modifications one can make on your ice-conversion that will
improve its range.
...
Also take a look at the bottom of that page. The Zero Electric motorcycle
was fitted with two on-board chargers and j1772 couplers so it could charge
twice as fast.
*An EV'r after my own heart (I had six on-board chargers in my S-10 Blazer
EV
http:/brucedp.150m.com/blazer/
).
{brucedp.150m.com}
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