As for losing 10 mpg by switching to different LRR tires, I bet $50 they had the pressure at 32psi front, 28 psi back. That is only way to lose 10 mpg. Two different LRR tires might be 1-3 mpg different, not 10 mpg! On Nov 10, 2014 8:27 AM, "Marcus Reddish" <marcus.redd...@gmail.com> wrote:
> "LRR" is code for "labeled for high pressure". No 35 psi tire is LRR. > Load range E truck tires (80 psi) in a highway tread are almost all rated > as LRR. So I am confused when you say you can't find a LRR tire for your > truck? And yes, I have personally run 44 psi car tires at 75 psi for > their entire life with no problems even on rocky Montana back roads. That > was the only way to get over 30 mpg with awd 96 Subaru. As for my truck > and trailer I keep them right at 80 psi though I am confident they can > safely handle much more. On my 36 International hot rod I will likely be > testing "big" truck tires on 17.5" rims. These are "real" truck tires and > come in load range G at 120 psi! There is a weight penalty for stop and > start, but just cruising I predict better efficiency than "car" tires. > On Nov 10, 2014 8:02 AM, "tomw via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > >> Nothing voodoo about it. Minimizing energy use and maximizing percent >> energy >> regained with regen are two different things. I said you get more energy >> back into the pack stopping faster with regen. Of course net energy use >> increases with more stops/starts, but percentage energy regained with >> regen >> increases. Similarly, higher constant speed between start/stops also >> increases net energy use but it also increases energy regained with regen. >> So, if you are looking for where you would get the greatest difference in >> energy used with regen versus without, it would be a driving pattern that >> has many start/stops with higher speeds in between. The calculations >> describe my car's performance quite well. >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/Range-vs-Speed-tp4672366p4672520.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) >> >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141110/92a66e75/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)
