In Oregon trucks on the freeway are limited to 55 mph but most travel faster.
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Dave Davidson <[email protected]> wrote: > If it's 60 round trip, you should be okay, but I'd still try to keep my > speed down. Driving 65 or more eats up your energy a lot faster than 55. If > it's 60 miles each way, you'll never make it. You'll need to keep it at 55 > or less and pick up a couple of hours of level 2 charging. > On May 6, 2013 12:53 AM, "Bob Bath" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I'm going to push the limits for the first time. > > I have a 60 mi. (almost exactly) commute, almost entirely freeway miles. > > I must do (at least) 65 mph, and there is a side road, should I need it > on > > the way home. > > Basically, I'm asking the experienced LEAF drivers to voice their > > experience. I know my power consumption will be significantly higher > than > > my usual around town usage, so I'm charging to the full 100% level, which > > is, (according to the guess-o-meter), 85 mi. range, giving me ample spare > > mileage. I may have a couple of hours to slurp some 110 at my > destination. > > Place your bets, fellow EVers! Think she will do it, or will I be > calling > > for towing the last 7 mi? > > Appreciatively, > > > > Thinking about converting a gen. 5 ('92-95) Honda Civic? See > > http://home.budget.net/~bbath/CivicWithACord.html for DVD and tons more > > info! > > ____ > > __/__|__\__ > > =D-------/ - - \ > > 'O'-----'O'-' > > Would you still drive your car if the tailpipe came out of the steering > > wheel? > > OR Lic. "LCTRNS" > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Steven Lough <[email protected]> > > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 10:34 AM > > Subject: [EVDL] Battery Swapping.. The RIGHT WAY ?? > > > > > > > > > > Not so much that it is a bad idea, seeing that Better Place is in its > > death spiral, but the proper application. > > > > This FLEET of delivery trucks ( aka UPS ) might have the right niche. > > > > ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=z2V05qQClyI ) > > > > -- > > Steven S Lough > > President: Seattle EV Association > > 206 524 1351 > > WEB: www.seattleeva.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: < > > > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130505/3b1fde08/attachment.htm > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130506/d3b198e2/attachment.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > 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) > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20130506/7d746342/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ 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)
