Hi Bruce, Yes. That is probably the main reason I bothered to post it (and record it in the first place). Anyone else with an Ion (or i-Miev, non-US spec at least) could use the data as a yard stick to see if they would be better off buying a LEAF or something else entirely.
But it is also just interesting (to me at least) seeing how the numbers work WRT to the car and its engineering. One thing I didn't mention in my original post is the fact that using my OVMS (open vehicle monitoring system - plugs into the OBDII (CAN bus) port and relays data via GSM to a server which can then be accessed via a smart phone app) the max temperature of the motor (which is water cooled) was 43 degrees C, having been at 65 mph for a good 20 minutes. Battery seems a lot more temperature stable (air cooled, forced while charging but not sure about when driving....?) - never seen it over 33C... but it is still winter, here. It'd be interesting to fit the CaniOn app to the OBD port, too, which gives much more detailed data including individual battery temps and motor power. Not enough time in the day. MW On 14 Apr 2014, at 22:23, EVDL Administrator wrote: > On 14 Apr 2014 at 15:25, Martin WINLOW wrote: > >> Average mph for:- >> Day 1 - 23.2 !! >> Day 2 - 33.5 >> Day 3 - 34.2 >> > > Thanks Martin, > > Your post reminded me of the long, detailed "ampabout adventures" posts that > Bruce used to write 15-20 years ago. Good memories. > >> Hmmm... not for everyone this EV malarkey, methinks! > > It takes real dedication to do this kind of traveling in an EV. It's a > little like building a house the old fashioned way, with no power tools, > just to prove that it can be done. > > David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA > EVDL Administrator _______________________________________________ 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)
