Going a mile on the map, a hilly road is obviously a longer distance. Hilly also requires higher power when going up hill which usually means less efficient. Other than that it's about the same
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Michael Ross <[email protected]>wrote: > I am not talking about regenerating. The net change in gravitational > energy is zero on a round trip. I am talking comparing level to hilly, and > that is all. Drive around the circuit, go steady on the level course, only > brake at the end,; on the hilly course, coast down hills so you don't waste > on regenerating (there is inefficiency if you regen, but if you just reduce > power or coast that is fine). There is no difference between level and > hilly - except - if you hit higher speeds going downhill you have more wind > resistance. Change in SOC ought to be the same either way. > > I am not sure why you want to regen on the downhills... that will queer the > deal. Regen for braking that is what is for. > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 6:17 PM, rayfellow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What I've heard is that amount of energy captured going down hill (regen) > > results in power to the wheel of about 30%. There's power lost at each > > step > > along the way - generating electricity, storage, release and then power > to > > the motor. The net result is 30%. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Kia-Soul-EV-goes-global-and-aims-for-120-mile-driving-range-tp4666302p4666339.html > > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > > Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > > 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) > > > > > > > -- > Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain > happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? > *Dalai Lama * > > Tell me what it is you plan to do > WIth your one wild and precious life? > Mary Oliver, "The summer day." > > To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk. > Thomas A. Edison< > http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed125362.html> > > A public-opinion poll is no substitute for thought. > *Warren Buffet* > > Michael E. Ross > (919) 550-2430 Land > (919) 576-0824 <https://www.google.com/voice/b/0?pli=1#phones> Google > Phone > (919) 631-1451 Cell > (919) 513-0418 Desk > > [email protected] > <[email protected]> > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131120/e78af08a/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) > > -- www.electric-lemon.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20131120/a21017d4/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)
