many people nowdays still have one main question, "How fast will it go?" When they get the
My wife's college room-mate is in a chair and sometimes it's hard to walk with her. She just opens the throttle and leaves the rest of us running behind. I haven't spoken to her in a long time but I do recall she had issues with batteries and motors frying just like you mentioned.
Since I could do something really radical with a custom gearbox, I'm inclined towards that. I could get the exact ratios and form factor I want. I could do a 5-speed 6:1 range first stage, and a second stage that provides a low-range capability...
Hmm... i agree with everything you've said. I'm just thinking off the cuff here so everyone can feel free to ignore me for what comes next:
Is what Jeff needs about the same as what we need for cycles? I suspect we're close if not spot on. What if we designed a small transmission that would sorta universal for use in bikes, chairs, other small evs, etc, etc?
Not saying we should or anything but just tossing that out there for discussion.
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